Energy industry pays close attention to methane emission control to help "dual carbon" goal

Reporter: Qi Hui

Recently, energy industry companies such as PetroChina, Sinopec, and CNOOC have initiated the establishment of the China Oil and Gas Enterprises Methane Control Alliance to strictly implement methane emission control and help achieve the goal of "carbon peak and carbon neutrality".

Why strengthen methane emission control? What is the significance of this move for achieving "carbon peak and carbon neutrality"?

"Methane is an important greenhouse gas with a strong warming effect, and reducing methane emissions is an important measure to deal with global warming.

Although the content of methane in the atmosphere is much lower than that of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse effect per unit volume of methane is much greater than that of carbon dioxide.

To achieve the goal of "carbon peak and carbon neutrality" on schedule, not only the main factor of carbon dioxide must be controlled, but also the control of methane emissions must be vigorously controlled.

The energy industry is the most important source of man-made methane emissions, and even natural gas, a recognized low-carbon clean energy source, is no exception.

Therefore, more attention must be paid to the control of methane emissions.

Relevant experts said that at present, the work of tackling climate change is becoming more and more urgent, and the management and control of methane emissions must also be upgraded.

At the same time, it is also very important to actively carry out international cooperation and exchanges on methane emission reduction.

Experts emphasized that the real way to draw the bottom line is to vigorously develop the new energy industry, accelerate the low-carbon transformation of the energy structure, continuously increase the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption, and promote the construction of a new power system with new energy as the main body, and control methane emissions from the source.

Controlling methane emissions is not only a task, but a cost as well as an opportunity.