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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 3h
#Virginia’s energy future depends on decisions made today. CATF's Raihan Amir Rashidi explains how stronger planning can help Dominion Energy manage uncertainty and reduce risks for customers. www.catf.us/2026/10/virg...
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Virginia’s uncertain energy future calls for more resilient planning
It’s time to modernize integrated resource planning (IRP) processes to better account for future uncertainties and thereby better protect ratepayers.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A commercially-driven industrial strategy can provide those conditions, including fit-for-purpose regulation, public-private partnerships, and milestone programmes that help promising technologies like fusion energy progress toward deployment.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On @foresight-ce.bsky.social's The Jolt, CATF’s Sehila Gonzalez explains how Europe can connect its research leadership and strong supply chain with the private sector – creating the conditions for commercial deployment of fusion energy. foresightmedia.com/story/sATaoG...
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What does fusion offer Europe?
On today’s episode of The Jolt: nuclear fusion could eventually rewrite how society sources its energy. In the meantime, what does its development offer Europe?
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Europe has spent decades building world-class #fusion energy expertise. The upcoming EU Fusion Strategy is an opportunity to turn that advantage into a competitive industry. www.catf.us/2026/06/euro...
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Europe is waiting for its fusion energy strategy
Global competitors are pursuing fusion energy in earnest, and without sustained industrial action and commitments, Europe will be left behind despite decades of fusion energy leadership.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
EPA’s proposed elimination of carbon pollution limits for power plants has no basis in science or law. CATF’s Frank Sturges explains why EPA remains legally obligated to regulate this harmful pollution. Watch his testimony: www.youtube.com/live/CQvq_YI...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The report provides recommendations on how the EU nitrogen fertiliser sector can stabilise while remaining competitive and preserving food security for Europeans. www.catf.us/resource/bui...
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Building Blocks | EU Nitrogen Fertilisers: Foundations and Pressures
Nitrogen fertilisers are a foundational aspect of the EU chemical industry and underpin EU manufacturing, agriculture, and food security.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
CATF’s latest report provides a primer on the EU’s fertiliser industry – designed to support policymakers and industry with clear data and an overview of the sector’s challenges.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The EU nitrogen fertiliser industry is crucial to Europe’s food security – but its climate footprint is large, accounting for 3-5% of EU greenhouse gas emissions, and the industry is facing increasing structural pressures.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The 2026 Virginia Energy Plan, unveiled yesterday by Governor Spanberger, outlines a strategy to meet rapidly growing electricity demand while achieving the commonwealth’s clean energy goals. www.catf.us/2026/10/virg...
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Virginia unveils new clean energy strategy to meet rising electricity demand, advance clean firm technologies
Governor Abigail Spanberger released the 2026 Virginia Energy Plan, outlining a strategy to meet rapidly growing electricity demand while achieving Virginia’s clean energy goals.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Virginia’s new energy plan recognizes that meeting rising electricity demand will require both deploying the clean energy solutions available today and investing in the next generation of clean firm technologies.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Clean Air Act’s smog program protects 115 million people from the harmful air pollution, but EPA has been taking state actions that weaken the program and put public health at risk. CATF is fighting back. www.catf.us/2026/09/epa-...
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EPA is weakening the Clean Air Act’s smog program one state at a time. CATF is fighting back
Over the last year, CATF has challenged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) efforts to weaken clean air protections, including the Clean Air Act’s smog program. The program protects more than 1...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CATF’s Terra Rogers joined the Carbon Newbie Summit to speak about geothermal energy, explaining how multinational energy companies of the future may not be built around fossil fuels – but the heat that can be found beneath every country on Earth. 📹: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmz...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) cannot solve every challenge on the path to cleaner aviation, better fuel support and well-designed contrail incentives can help turn Europe’s goals into real projects and emissions cuts. Read our analysis here 👇 www.catf.us/2026/06/the-...
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The EU ETS review must turn aviation ambition into deployment
One of the major climate and competitiveness debates of the year is the reform of the EU’s carbon pricing instrument, the Emissions Trading System (ETS). In aviation, much of the discussion has centre...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New research from CATF shows sustainable aviation fuel can cut CO2 emissions, reduce contrail formation, and limit pollution levels in airport-adjacent communities. Last week CATF, @envdefensefund.bsky.social, and the aviation industry met to explore this opportunity and potential solutions.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Many proven solutions to enteric methane emission remain underutilized. CATF and Spark Climate brought together experts at #ClimateWeekNYC to explore which mechanisms can help accelerate methane mitigation in the livestock sector. Explore our work on methane: www.catf.us/methane/agri...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reducing methane emissions is the fastest way to slow global warming in our lifetime. 69% of respondents support requiring imported oil and gas to adhere to the same standards as EU producers. Explore the polls here 👇 www.globalmethanehub.org/poll-public-...
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Poll: Public Opinion on the European Union Methane Regulation - Global Methane Hub
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Citizens across six European countries (Germany, France, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Czechia) support the EU Methane Regulation & want their government to implement the rules without delay, a new Ipsos poll finds.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CATF’s Kasparas Spokas joined a panel with speakers from General Atomics, Trail Runner, AtkinsRealis, and ABB to explore the future of energy innovation and technologies reshaping that conversation - emphasizing the importance of clean firm power and the financing hurdles we must overcome.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Building a robust biomass carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market ecosystem requires understanding challenges. We brought together experts at #ClimateWeekNYC to discuss how these challenges intersect, and identify needs and solutions. www.catf.us/resource/str...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our three new #LeadMarketsNow explainers, developed with @bellonaeu.bsky.social, look at what stronger incentives could mean for clean steel, cement and chemicals in the EU— and what policymakers can do to give industry greater certainty to invest. Read them here: www.catf.us/2026/09/catf...
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CATF and Bellona Europa urge stronger demand measures for clean steel, cement and chemicals in IAA
BRUSSELS — 23 September 2026 — Bellona Europa and Clean Air Task Force (CATF) have joined forces on the #LeadMarketsNow campaign to help shape a strong Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA).
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Europe has technologies capable of cutting emissions from steel, cement, & chemicals, but the predictable demand needed to turn those technologies into investable projects is missing. How can the #IAA help create credible lead markets for low-carbon industrial products?
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
At #ClimateWeekNYC, CATF – alongside @sparkclimate.bsky.social, @rockymtninst.bsky.social, and @trellisgroup.bsky.social – convened philanthropies, investors, companies, and others to discuss these pathways, and the role philanthropic capital can play to accelerate new solutions.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Decarbonizing key sectors of our economy – including cement, steel, agriculture, and petrochemicals – will require novel strategies, technologies, and policies to scale uptake and adoption.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
CATF’s Armond Cohen & David Yellen joined Catalyse Europe's Jon Fuller & @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Zainab Usman to explore what disruptions mean for emerging economies, Europe’s energy security, & the technologies, infrastructure, & supply chains needed to build a resilient energy system.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How can we build an energy system that’s secure, affordable, reliable, and capable of reducing emissions? Yesterday at #ClimateWeekNYC, CATF hosted a panel on how recent geopolitical shocks are reshaping global energy markets, clean energy deployment, and climate action.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The decisions being made now – on standards, intellectual property, and export rules – will help determine who leads the fusion industry in the decades ahead. www.catf.us/fusion-energy/
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Fusion Energy
Fusion is an advanced energy source with the potential to produce abundant, zero-emissions power around the world.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As fusion energy moves from the laboratory to the grid, it’s poised to play a key role in countries reassessing their energy independence. CATF convened experts at a #ClimateWeekNYC event to explore how fusion might shape geopolitics in the years ahead.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The federal government can bolster these state-led efforts through technical assistance, expanded financing tools, and supporting the development of interregional planning to help build a reliable and affordable grid.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
States are developing entities – like transmission authorities and California’s Transmission Infrastructure Accelerator – to support the transmission development we need at lower cost. www.catf.us/2025/09/cali...
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California legislature passes landmark energy and affordability package, saving ratepayers billions
Sacramento, CA – This weekend, the California legislature today passed SB 254, a landmark energy and affordability bill. Critically, the bill establishes the California Transmission Infrastructure Acc...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
CATF’s Nicole Pavia joined California Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, Pattern Energy’s Adam Cernea-Clark, and Audubon’s Sarah Rose at #ClimateWeekNYC to discuss innovative financing models for transmission.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Transmission is essential to delivering clean energy – but how do we finance the much-needed grid infrastructure and upgrades nationwide?
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
CATF is at #ClimateWeekNYC 2026! We're bringing our global expertise to convene policymakers, industry, investors, researchers, & civil society to accelerate innovative solutions to the world’s most complex climate & energy challenges. Join our events: www.catf.us/events/new-y...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
CATF put five of the most common industry arguments under scrutiny, from compliance and legal certainty to energy security. The evidence points to a practical way forward without freezing the EU Methane Regulation 👇 www.catf.us/resource/cla...
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Clarifying industry myths and arguments about the EU Methane Regulation
IOGP’s letter and position paper of 1 September 2026, urging the European Commission and EU Member States to re-open and delay the EU Methane Regulation (EUMR) are based on several wrong or misleading...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The EU Methane Regulation has huge potential to hold major polluters accountable and cut methane emissions across the globe – but industry continues to publish calls to weaken and delay the regulation.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The U.S. EPA gave a pass to polluters at the expense of public health and welfare – we’ll see them in court. Earlier this week, EPA repealed carbon pollution standards for power plants, despite its obligation to regulate health-harming pollution. www.catf.us/2026/09/epa-...
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EPA sued over repeal of power plant carbon reduction rules
Environmental and public health groups sued to stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of critical standards for power plant carbon pollution.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The BiCRS Benchmark is a practical resource for registries, developers, buyers, and researchers working to strengthen carbon removal markets. www.catf.us/land-systems...
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The BiCRS Benchmark
A tool for evaluating and strengthening biomass carbon removal protocols.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Users can benchmark protocols against CATF's previous assessment, identify strengths and weaknesses, and improve protocols to ensure robust climate outcomes. www.catf.us/resource/str...
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Strengthening Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Protocols
Biomass carbon removal, or CDR, can deliver gigaton-scale climate mitigation by pairing the power of photosynthesis with engineered technologies to store carbon for centuries or longer.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The BiCRS Benchmark enables users to evaluate any protocol across 18 critical features spanning biomass production, conversion, carbon storage, and system-wide accounting. www.catf.us/land-systems...
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The BiCRS Benchmark
A tool for evaluating and strengthening biomass carbon removal protocols.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Biomass carbon removal can play an important role in climate mitigation, but strong protocols are essential for the industry to scale. That's why CATF launched the BiCRS Benchmark – an interactive tool for evaluating and strengthening biomass carbon removal protocols. www.catf.us/2026/09/new-...
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New CATF tool provides framework for self-assessment and strengthening of biomass carbon removal protocols
A new interactive tool from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) provides a practical framework for the self-assessment and strengthening of biomass carbon removal (BiCRS) protocols to help ensure that carbon ...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#SOTEU: The EU’s energy and climate agenda is entering a new phase – from ambition to delivery. Following yesterday’s 2026 State of the Union address, CATF analyses what comes next for Europe’s energy and industrial transformation. Read the full analysis: www.catf.us/2026/09/eu-s...
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EU State of the Union 2026: From energy ambition to delivery
The next phase of Europe’s climate and energy policy will be judged by whether it creates the conditions for investment, infrastructure, and innovation to deliver its objectives.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
With clean electricity standards defining the goal and near-term deployment of clean energy technologies, state-led planning ensures the development of longer-term projects needed to close the gap on decarbonization quickly and affordably. www.catf.us/resource/sta...
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State-Led Planning, Development, and Procurement
This report identifies how establishing state-led planning and procurement can help state governments in deregulated electricity markets meet their power sector decarbonization goals and lays out the ...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
State-led planning can identify what the electricity system needs years in advance, procure long-lead time technologies, and address development barriers – providing revenue certainty for investors and policy solutions to deploy clean energy.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Market prices + clean electricity standards have advanced clean power deployment, but it's still not enough for projects with longer development timelines like nuclear energy or next-generation geothermal.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
States have an opportunity to meet their clean energy goals and growing electricity demand through state-led planning and procurement – and a new CATF report shows them how. www.catf.us/2026/09/repo...
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New CATF report identifies how states in deregulated power markets can achieve long-term clean energy goals with state-led planning and procurement
A new report from Clean Air Task Force identifies how establishing state-led planning and procurement can help state governments in deregulated electricity markets meet their power sector decarbonizat...
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
These appointments build on the announcement of Jonathan Banks as Chief of Programs and Advocacy, creating a leadership structure designed to strengthen CATF’s global programs and advocacy and position the organization for its next era of impact. www.catf.us/2026/09/clea...
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Clean Air Task Force makes new senior leadership appointments to drive global impact
Today, Clean Air Task Force (CATF) announces a series of new leadership appointments.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We’re excited to announce a strengthened leadership structure to meet the scale and complexity of the global climate challenge 🌍 🔹 Terra Rogers will become CATF’s first Senior Director, Clean Power 🔹 Lily Odarno will become Senior Director, Growth Regions Advocacy
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
EPA finalized its repeal of the 2024 carbon pollution standards for existing coal-fired and new gas-fired power plants today, abandoning its obligation to protect public health and welfare. Our statement 👇 www.catf.us/2026/09/epa-...
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EPA eliminates pollution limits for power plants, abandoning its obligation to protect public health and welfare
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its repeal of the 2024 carbon pollution standards for existing coal-fired and new gas-fired power plants.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Through the Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme, CATF and the CCAC will work with Neuquén to strengthen methane regulations, develop monitoring approaches, and build technical capacity to detect emissions.
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Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Effective regulations can turn methane commitments into real emissions reductions. That’s why we’re excited to announce Neuquén, Argentina has joined CATF & @ccacoalition.bsky.social’s Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme to strengthen its methane regulations. www.catf.us/2026/09/prov...
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The province of Neuquén, Argentina, joins the Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme to develop methane regulations for its oil and gas sector
The province of Neuquén, Argentina, has joined the Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme (FFRP), a country-driven initiative led by Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC...
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