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Fixing ultra-emitting methane leaks is a low-cost climate win

Enlarge (credit: Sean Hannon) Giant methane plumes from fossil fuel extraction and transportation are losing the industry millions of metric tons of methane—at high costs for the climate, society, and even the industry’s pocketbooks. Although methane emissions are relatively low compared to CO2 emissions, each ton has a whopping 30 to 80 times the relative warming […]