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Tackling methane emissions key for climate change and energy security: IEA

Al Jazeera · · 603 words · By News Agencies
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“The oil, gas and coal industries account for about 35 percent of all methane emissions from human activity”
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The claim is explicitly stated in the Al Jazeera report and corroborated by the IEA's Global Methane Tracker 2026 documentation found in web results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_(disambiguation)
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“IEA’s Global Methane Tracker 2026, released on Monday”
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Multiple sources, including Al Jazeera and the IEA's own website, confirm the release of the Global Methane Tracker 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also inclu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Global Methane Pledge is an international initiative announced in 2021 that seeks to reduce global emissions of methane. The initiative was proposed by the United States and the European Union ahe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Methane_Pledge
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Increasing methane emissions are a major contributor to the rising concentration of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere, and are responsible for up to one-third of near-term global heating. During …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_emissions
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“Methane, the second-biggest contributor to climate change, stays in the atmosphere for far less time than carbon dioxide, but its warming effect is roughly 80 times more potent over a 20-year period.”
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While general evidence about methane's potency and role in climate change is present in Wikipedia and Britannica, the specific '80 times more potent over a 20-year period' figure is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Methane (US: METH-ayn, UK: MEE-thayn) is a chemical compound that has the chemical formula CH4 (one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms). It is a group-14 hydride, the simplest alkane, and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Methane clathrate (CH4·5.75H2O) or (4CH4·23H2O), also called methane hydrate, hydromethane, methane ice, fire ice, natural gas hydrate, methane gas, or gas hydrate, is a solid clathrate compound (more…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_clathrate
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Increasing methane emissions are a major contributor to the rising concentration of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere, and are responsible for up to one-third of near-term global heating. During …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_emissions
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“The IEA estimates that methane emissions from oil, gas and coal total 124 million tonnes a year.”
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The figure of 124 million tonnes annually for oil, gas, and coal is reported by Al Jazeera and two other independent web search results citing the IEA.
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“Oil is the largest source at 45 million tonnes (Mt), followed by coal at 43 Mt, and natural gas at 36 Mt.”
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The specific breakdown (Oil 45Mt, Coal 43Mt, Gas 36Mt) is mentioned in the Al Jazeera source, but the other provided web results for this claim are dictionary definitions of 'annual' and do not provide data.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ANNUAL is covering the period of a year. How to use annual in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annual
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web search NEUTRAL — ANNUAL definition: 1. happening once every year: 2. relating to a period of one year: 3. a book or magazine…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/annual
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web search NEUTRAL — Definition of annual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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“A further 20 Mt comes from bioenergy production and consumption”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses the Iran crisis and general methane tracking, but does not mention the specific figure of 20 Mt from bioenergy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tackling methane emissions in the fossil fuel sector would help efforts to hold back climate change and increase energy security, especially as the Iran crisis threatens global supplies, according to …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/tackling-methane-emi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tackling methane and flaring delivers energy security benefits. The ongoing crisis in the Middle East is reshaping the global energy system and disrupting around 20% of global liquefied natural gas (L…
https://www.iea.org/reports/global-methane-tracker-2026/key-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The annually updated Global Methane Tracker provides essential data on methane emissions across the energy sector and the opportunities to bring them down.
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/8a2639fd-7883-4fe7-…
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“the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran in late February”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that the US and Israel launched airstrikes/war against Iran on February 28, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Numerous reasons have been given by different people for the 2026 Iran war, which began when the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran on 28 February 2026. The reasons are desc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_2026_Iran_wa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war is a conflict that is centered on Iran and was initiated by the United States and Israel on February 28, 2026, embroiling the entire Middle East region.
https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, starting a weekslong war that spread to neighboring countries and rocked global markets.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/iran-war-trump-us-oil-hormuz…
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“Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz in response”
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Al Jazeera and Wikipedia both report that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US-Israeli conflict.
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web search NEUTRAL — Until the US–Israeli war against Iran, the Strait of Hormuz was open and about 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade and 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG) passed through it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — US-Israel war on Iran. Live updates. US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.Iran says it has closed the strait again, calling the decision a response to the continued blockade of its ports by the United …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/18/iran-war-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran responded by launching attacks on Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf. The fighting escalated quickly, spreading to Lebanon, with casualties and damage mounting on all sides. The US and Iran …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dyz6p3weo
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“An April ceasefire between the sides is currently holding”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an April ceasefire.
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“The ongoing crisis is reshaping the global energy system and disrupting about 20 percent of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade flows.”
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The IEA's 'Key findings' for the Global Methane Tracker 2026 explicitly state that the crisis in the Middle East is disrupting around 20% of global LNG trade flows.
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“Nearly 100 billion cubic metres of natural gas could be made available annually through a global effort to cut methane from oil and gas operations”
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“A further 100 billion cubic metres would be unlocked through the elimination of non-emergency flaring worldwide”
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“France, using its role as rotating chair of the Group of Seven (G7) bloc of industrialised powers, convened government officials, industry leaders and experts on Monday”
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“The conference aimed at reducing methane emissions ahead of the United Nations’ November COP31 summit.”
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“the world remains “very far” from meeting a pledge to cut methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030 compared with 2020 levels.”
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