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Boneheads Trudeau, Obama unveil steps for cutting methane, safeguarding Arctic - They're gonna shut their mouths!
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Thomas W.
Mar 11, 2016, 3:40:47 AM3/11/16
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President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on
Thursday announced they would seek a 40 to 45 percent reduction
in methane emissions below 2012 levels by the oil and gas
industry by 2025, and to meet that commitment both governments
said they would regulate emissions from existing sources, not
just new wells.
The Environmental Protection Agency will begin drafting
regulations immediately, according to a joint statement from the
two leaders.
The oil and gas industry is the single largest source of methane
emissions in the United States and globally. Mark Brownstein,
vice president of climate and energy at the Environmental
Defense Fund, said the proposed cut in emissions of methane, a
potent greenhouse gas, would be like closing a third of the
world’s coal plants.
“This is arguably the single biggest, most impactful, most
immediate thing we can do to slow the rate of warming right
now,” Brownstein said.
Obama and Trudeau also pledged to safeguard the Arctic with a
series of initiatives that will protect more than 10 percent of
the marine areas, designate shipping corridors with low
environmental impact, and establish new offshore oil and gas
leasing plans, White House officials said.
The focus on the Arctic reflects both a shared sense of alarm
about growing signs of climate change in the region and the
fruits of Trudeau’s victory last fall over the previous
Conservative Party prime minister, Stephen Harper.
The change in the relationship was clear Thursday morning when
the handsome Trudeau and his wife Sophie — dressed in a pink
patterned dress and pink heels — arrived on the South Lawn where
a welcoming group was gathered.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trudeau-obama-to-
unveil-measures-for-safeguarding-arctic/2016/03/09/dd725fbc-e639-
11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html
Thursday announced they would seek a 40 to 45 percent reduction
in methane emissions below 2012 levels by the oil and gas
industry by 2025, and to meet that commitment both governments
said they would regulate emissions from existing sources, not
just new wells.
The Environmental Protection Agency will begin drafting
regulations immediately, according to a joint statement from the
two leaders.
The oil and gas industry is the single largest source of methane
emissions in the United States and globally. Mark Brownstein,
vice president of climate and energy at the Environmental
Defense Fund, said the proposed cut in emissions of methane, a
potent greenhouse gas, would be like closing a third of the
world’s coal plants.
“This is arguably the single biggest, most impactful, most
immediate thing we can do to slow the rate of warming right
now,” Brownstein said.
Obama and Trudeau also pledged to safeguard the Arctic with a
series of initiatives that will protect more than 10 percent of
the marine areas, designate shipping corridors with low
environmental impact, and establish new offshore oil and gas
leasing plans, White House officials said.
The focus on the Arctic reflects both a shared sense of alarm
about growing signs of climate change in the region and the
fruits of Trudeau’s victory last fall over the previous
Conservative Party prime minister, Stephen Harper.
The change in the relationship was clear Thursday morning when
the handsome Trudeau and his wife Sophie — dressed in a pink
patterned dress and pink heels — arrived on the South Lawn where
a welcoming group was gathered.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trudeau-obama-to-
unveil-measures-for-safeguarding-arctic/2016/03/09/dd725fbc-e639-
11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html
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