Recent COP hosts Brazil and Azerbaijan linked to “super-emitting” methane plumes

Satellites detect huge methane leaks from state-owned oil and gas facilities, even as more countries pledge to cut emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas
Workers operate the pipelines with natural gas, coming from Turkey and Azerbaijan, following the launch of natural gas exports to Syria, in Aleppo, Syria, August 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
Workers operate the pipelines with natural gas, coming from Turkey and Azerbaijan, following the launch of natural gas exports to Syria, in Aleppo, Syria, August 2, 2025. (Photo: Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano)

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