Yesterday, at COP31 during the Global Methane Pledge Ministerial meeting, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan announced plans to develop a national satellite-based program to support regulations of methane emissions from the country’s oil and gas sector.
“By connecting satellite detections to regulators and operators, Kazakhstan is demonstrating a commitment to action on mitigating methane emissions, one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to slow warming. Kazakhstan is building a system where finding a leak leads to fixing it. We have better technology than ever to find and fix methane leaks in the oil and gas sector, and this is a model other producing countries can follow,” said Chris Konek, Lead Scientist, Global Methane Hub.
Read the press release here.
From left to right: GMH Asia Regional Lead Manjyot Ahluwalia, James Turitto of Clean Air Task Force, Kenzie Huffman of Carbon Mapper, Marcelo Mena of GMH, Alibek Kuantyrov of the Republic of Kazakhstan and GMH Global Engagement Director Mohamed Sultan.
GMH CEO Marcelo Mena with Alibek Kuantyrov, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
GMH Asia Regional Lead Manjyot Ahluwalia and GMH CEO Marcelo Mena.