Biden and methane

With Democrats now in control of the Senate, federal spending will play at least as important role in Biden’s climate playbook as executive-branch actions. The pandemic stimulus bill that Biden has promised to introduce in his first month will likely include money for electric grid upgrades, infrastructure for electric cars and buses, enhanced technology to detect and seal methane leaks in natural gas systems, workers to plug abandoned oil and gas wells, R&D for carbon capture technology, low-carbon hydrogen fuel, and other clean energy priorities.


The list of actions includes:

• Establishing new limits on methane emissions, new vehicle mileage standards and emissions limits, and efficiency standards for appliances.