What to know about the COP28 deal and new U.S. rules to cut methane emissions

At COP28 on Saturday, 50 oil and gas companies — including industry giants ExxonMobil, Shell and BP — pledged to reduce methane emissions to “near zero” by 2030. At the same time, the Biden administration announced new rules to enforce major elements of the agreement in the U.S. Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, joins John Yang to discuss the importance of this deal. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app:  Find more from PBS NewsHour at  Subscribe to our YouTube channel:  Follow us: Facebook:  Twitter:  Instagram:  Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts:  Newsletters: 
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