At COP27, Biden tightens methane emissions rule

Amid growing criticism from developing countries over the rich nations’ failure to fulfil their financial pledges, US President Joe Biden on Friday landed at the UN climate conference (COP27) with a handful of new initiatives to show his country’s sincerity towards the climate crisis ahead of next week’s crucial negotiations involving ministers during the high-level segment.

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The initiatives announced by Biden include doubling the US pledge to the adaptation fund to $100 million for global climate resilience, expanding access to its early warning system for African countries, and strengthening proposed domestic methane regulations in the oil and gas sector that would reduce the country’s methane from covered sources by 87% below 2005 levels.