Trump's new rule on methane pollution could be swiftly reversed if former Vice President Joe Biden wins the November presidential election and Democrats win control of the Senate.
, the National Environmental Policy Act, in order to speed approval for federal projects like pipelines, highways and power plants. The administration has weakened more than 100 environmental rules and regulations since 2016.84 times more potent than carbon dioxideMethane accounts for 10% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. Globally, 60% of methane emissions are from human activity.
The sustained increase in methane, combined with other greenhouse gases, could heat up the atmosphere by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, well above the Paris climate accord goal to keep global warming below 2 degrees. "We need a president willing to stand up to fossil fuel companies, not a depraved climate denier and industry toady intent on rolling back restrictions on one of the primary drivers of climate change," Cray added.
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