How millions of disused methane-pumping oil wells are fuelling climate crisis | ITV News

An estimated three million abandoned oil wells in the United States are pumping out staggering quantities of methane into the atmosphere, which in turn heats up the globe and fuels our climate crisis.

In a country challenged by rising temperatures, wildfires and droughts, authorities are racing to cap up the millions of wells - which were abandoned when the quest for oil and gas moved on.

To put things into perspective, one oil well could emit as much as 1,000 cars' worth of greenhouse gas over a year.

Read more: https://www.itv.com/news/2021-08-09/how-millions-of-disused-methane-pumping-oil-wells-are-fuelling-climate-crisis

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