Turkmenistan: President flaunts green credentials after methane cut

Turkmenistan made impressive strides in slashing its methane emissions in 2023, achieving a 10 percent reduction on the volume of emissions seen in 2020.

For the leader of one of the world’s most delinquent polluters, gas-rich Turkmenistan’s president waxes very green these days.

In a speech delivered at the BRICS outreach meeting in Kazan last week, Serdar Berdymukhamedov talked of how the climate is central to global security and prosperity.

And to his credit, Berdymukhamedov has earned eco-bragging righ…