Canada's goal is to reduce methane emissions 40-45 per cent below 2012 levels by 2025. Large methane sources being missedRegulations in Canada are mostly based on surveys that use optical gas imaging (OGI) cameras at oil and gas sites to detect sources of methane leaks. More than half of methane emissions were attributed to storage tanks, reciprocating compressors and unlit flares, according to the study. (David Suzuki Foundation)"Right now, we're doing something quite unfair, which is that we're reporting relatively low methane emissions to the United Nations," Green said. Federal methane regulations, which form a backstop to provincial regulations, don't directly regulate the leaks from compressors and unlit flares.

Source: CBC News July 15, 2021 07:52 UTC