Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey

Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes

Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey

TL;DR

  • Turkey, the host of the Cop31 climate summit, has landfills emitting some of the world's worst methane plumes.
  • Methane is a potent, climate-heating gas.
  • The Cop31 leader from Turkey has been calling for global curbs on methane emissions.
  • These landfill emissions raise concerns given Turkey's role as the summit host.