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La ambición de México en metano, a la Luz en COP 30

By EDF Blogs / Published: December 9, 2025

Por Juan Manuel Calderón

  • México actualiza su NDC con una meta del 50% de reducción de GEI para 2035 y reafirma el objetivo de reducir 30% las emisiones de metano para 2030, destacando el papel clave de PEMEX y del sector petrolero y gas.
  • La reducción de metano ofrece un triple beneficio: energético, climático y de salud pública; y requiere acelerar la adopción de tecnologías para recuperación de vapores, monitoreo avanzado y eliminación de la quema rutinaria.

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Mexico’s methane ambition on display at COP 30

By EDF Blogs / Published: December 9, 2025

By Juan Manuel Calderón

  • Mexico’s updated NDC commits to a 50% GHG reduction by 2035 and reaffirms the 30% methane reduction by 2030, underscoring the critical role of PEMEX and the oil & gas sector.
  • Methane mitigation offers energy, climate, and public-health benefits and demands rapid deployment of technologies such as vapor recovery systems, advanced monitoring and the phase-out of routine flaring.

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Texas left in the dust as New Mexico slashes methane intensity on its side of the Permian

By EDF Blogs / Published: December 3, 2025

By Elizabeth Lieberknecht and Benek Robertson 

  • New data and analysis show that while production increased in both states, decreasing loss rates in New Mexico reflects that progress is possible with strong methane standards.
  • Findings show that methane intensity on the New Mexico side of the Delaware sub-basin is half that of Texas, despite New Mexico doubling production since 2020, with the vast majority (83 percent) of basin-wide emissions coming from Texas.

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Flawed hydrogen tax credit implementation could undermine billions in U.S. projects

By Edwin LaMair / Published: November 20, 2025

  • DOE’s opaque changes to emissions model risk U.S. competitiveness and global credibility.
  • EDF finds that the changes could let fossil hydrogen projects claim methane emissions rates up to nine times lower than real-world measurements, cutting reported carbon intensity nearly in half and steering billions in credits toward hydrogen that wouldn’t meet U.S. or EU standards.

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Will Texas carbon storage primacy spark a world-class permitting and enforcement program, or will it merely check the boxes? Only time will tell – and the world is watching

By Nichole Saunders / Published: November 13, 2025

 

  • With EPA granting Texas primacy over Class VI wells, the state now controls permitting and oversight of underground carbon storage — and must prove it can enforce strong, science-based standards that protect people, water and climate.
  • To build global credibility and public trust, the Railroad Commission should strengthen monitoring, seismic risk management, enforcement capacity and community engagement — ensuring Texas’ carbon storage program is transparent, accountable and safe from the start.

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How to build transmission with communities, not around them

By EDF Blogs / Published: November 10, 2025

By Adam Kurland, Attorney, Federal Energy, Environmental Defense Fund and Nicole Pavia, Director, Clean Energy Infrastructure, Clean Air Task Force

  • Early, genuine engagement turns potential opposition into partnership — accelerating transmission projects and delivering shared benefits.
  • The most successful developers align projects with local priorities, from co-ownership models to infrastructure upgrades, creating lasting trust and progress.

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