Royal Dutch Shell has announced plans to reduce methane leaks from its oil and gas operations as part of the company’s efforts to halve its carbon emissions by 2025. Shell is hoping to maintain emissions of the potent greenhouse gas below 0.2% of its total oil and gas production by 2050. Rival firm BP established a similar goal last year. In May of this year, Exxon Mobil announced a commitment to reduce methane emissions by 15% by 2020. Last year, Shell’s methane emissions reached 123,000 tonnes, or 5% of the firm’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
Royal Dutch Shell has announced plans to reduce methane leaks from its oil and gas operations as part of the company’s efforts to halve its carbon emissions by 2050. Shell is hoping to maintain emissions of the potent greenhouse gas below 0.2% of its total oil and gas production by 2025. Rival firm BP established a similar goal last year. In May of this year, Exxon Mobil announced a commitment to reduce methane emissions by 15% by 2020. Last year, Shell’s methane emissions reached 123,000 tonnes, or 5% of the firm’s total greenhouse gas emissions.