据道琼斯华盛顿8月18日消息,知情人士称,美国环保局(EPA)周二将提出美国首个旨在削减国内油气行业甲烷排放量的联邦法规草案,这也是美国总统奥巴马为应对气候问题所做的努力之一。
一名知情人士表示,EPA预计提议的减排计划草案旨在未来10年美国国内油气行业的甲烷排放量将较2012年的水平减少40%至45%。该机构今年早些时候曾透露过它在首次公布减排计划时所希望达到的目标。
此举是奥巴马努力推进的更广泛监管行动的内容之一。眼下,奥巴马正努力应对气候变化问题,希望将此作为其担任美国总统的一项政治遗产。本月早些时候,美国环保局公布了涉及碳减排的最终法规∶到2030年时,发电厂的碳排放量将较2005年时降低32%。
庞晓华摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
DJ EPA to Propose Rules Cutting Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Drilling
By Amy Harder
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday will propose the first-ever federal regulations to cut methane emissions from the nation's oil and natural-gas industry, according to people familiar with the move, which is part of President Barack Obama's climate agenda.
The EPA is expected to propose regulations aimed at cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40% to 45% over the next decade from 2012 levels, said a person familiar with the plan. That was the goal the agency said earlier this year it would pursue when it first unveiled its plans.
The move is part of a broader regulatory agenda Mr. Obama is pursuing as he seeks to make addressing climate change a legacy of his time in the White House. Earlier this month, EPA issued final rules cutting carbon emissions from power plants 32% by 2030 based on emissions levels from 2005.