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France urges faster methane cuts as emissions remain at record high

France's Environment Minister Monique Barbut at the G7 Environment Ministers' meeting in Paris on 24 April 2026. AFP - DIMITAR DILKOFF

France is using its G7 presidency to press for quicker global action on methane, as a major energy report warned emissions from fossil fuels remain stubbornly high.

Officials, industry leaders and experts gathered in Paris at France’s invitation on Monday, with the aim of building momentum ahead of the UN’s COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey this November.

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