På et møde sidste år modsagde oliebranchens ledere officielle udmeldninger om, at udledninger af emissioner fra metan var under kontrol, rapporterer New York Times:

Last summer, oil and gas-industry groups were lobbying to overturn federal rules on leaks of natural gas, a major contributor to climate change. Their message: The companies had emissions under control.

In private, the lobbyists...