Until now, methane has gone largely undetected as a contributor to climate change. The greenhouse gas is more potent than carbon dioxide.
The United States has joined with more than 30 countries in a pledge to tackle methane emissions.
Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd talks with Mark Brownstein, senior vice president of energy at the Environmental Defense Fund.
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