US deal could plug Turkmenistan’s colossal methane emissions

US deal could plug Turkmenistan’s colossal methane emissions

The central Asian country has the worst rate of climate-heating super-emitter’ events in the worldThe US is in negotiations with Turkmenistan over an agreement to plug the central Asian nation’s colossal methane leaks.Turkmenistan was responsible for 184 “super-emitter” events in which the powerful greenhouse gas was released in 2022, the highest number in the world.

One caused climate pollution equivalent to the rate of emissions from 67m cars. Continue reading...

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