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President Joe Biden will announce a new push to crack down on emissions of methane, a key global warming gas, on the second day of a global climate summit on Tuesday, even though key provisions are stuck on Capitol Hill.
He spent Monday evening at a reception hosted by the British Royal family, but tensions over his domestic policy agenda threaten to overshadow his climate plans.
Methane has a bigger impact on the greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide and reducing leaks is seen as a major step to meeting climate targets.
Biden promised during the COP26 summit to work with the European Union and other nations to reduce global emissions by almost a third by 2030.
The key plank of U.S. actions is tighter Environmental Protection Agency regulations for the oil and gas sector.
President Biden met Prince William at a reception on Monday evening and on Tuesday is due to announce a major push to reduce methane emissions
The main plank of the policy is tighter EPA regulations on leaks and emissions
