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Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines by BurningFrog on Friday February 04, 2022 @09:46AM (#30207350)
> The obvious solution would be to require companies to buy emission certificates for those emissions

Reality check: The companies the article talks about are in Russia and Turkmenistan. How would you impose these emission certificate regulations without invading them and/or toppling their governments?

Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines by RealityVoid on Friday February 04, 2022 @09:49AM (#30207402)
Trade agreements conditioned on acceptance and economic sanctions and embargos if not. It's an economic measure you want, you obviously can motivate them economically.
Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines by tgsovlerkhgsel on Friday February 04, 2022 @04:51PM (#30213814)
a) Ask them whether they want to participate in the scheme to ensure the actual emitters pay their fair share.

b) If they decline, allocate the emissions from these sources to the products the country exports and impose import duties that correspond to (or exceed) what the certificates would cost.

Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines by tazjin on Friday February 04, 2022 @10:36AM (#30208095)
Your comment reflects a strange perspective, as if the community to which you're talking is only from a single place and somehow excludes Russia/Turkmenistan/US/whatever. That's not the case, HN is an international forum.

These laws need to be implemented in each country.

Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines by BurningFrog on Friday February 04, 2022 @11:34AM (#30209016)
Russia and Turkmenistan are both run by a single strongman.

I suppose HN comments could influence Putin or Berdimuhamedow, but I feel safe assuming they do not.

Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines by tazjin on Friday February 04, 2022 @12:20PM (#30209651)
This is already getting coverage in Russian media.

Your assumption that our politicians need a lot of influencing to care about this is probably wrong, especially since these leaks lead to financial losses.

I'd be more surprised if the US did something about it than Russia, to be honest.