Hill Heat: Climate Envoy John Kerry: "We Have a Huge Methane Problem, Folks"Science Policy Legislation Actiontag:hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2021-01-29T11:16:44-05:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:24ef9706-7132-44e3-9298-8a218e5de56e2021-01-29T11:09:00-05:002021-01-29T11:16:44-05:00Climate Envoy John Kerry: "We Have a Huge Methane Problem, Folks"<p><img src='/files/kerry_davos.png' style='display:none' />Speaking at the Davos World Economic Forum, US Climate Envoy John Kerry offered a strong critique of natural gas: “Gas is primarily methane, and we have a huge methane problem, folks.”</p>
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<p>Kerry was responding to Shell <span class="caps">CEO</span> Ben van Breundel’s argument that the US government should reduce demand for fossil fuels and not take action to reduce production by companies like Shell.</p>
<p>UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed offered an even more blunt criticism of van Breundel’s argument that we can drill our way out of global warming: “You can’t be talking about new [fossil-fuel exploration and production], when the science tells you have to reduce that production 6 percent per annum and you’re increasing by 2 percent.”</p><p><img src='/files/kerry_davos.png' style='display:none' />Speaking at the Davos World Economic Forum, US Climate Envoy John Kerry offered a strong critique of natural gas: “Gas is primarily methane, and we have a huge methane problem, folks.”</p>
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<p>Kerry was responding to Shell <span class="caps">CEO</span> Ben van Breundel’s argument that the US government should reduce demand for fossil fuels and not take action to reduce production by companies like Shell.</p>
<p>UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed offered an even more blunt criticism of van Breundel’s argument that we can drill our way out of global warming: “You can’t be talking about new [fossil-fuel exploration and production], when the science tells you have to reduce that production 6 percent per annum and you’re increasing by 2 percent.”</p>