Is Colorado Underestimating the Oil and Gas Industry’s Impact on Climate Change? State officials, researchers, and advocacy groups disagree about the way methane should be measured as Colorado plans to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Angela Ufheil • March 15, 2021 Colorado has big goals for combatting climate change. By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions must be down 90 percent from 2005 levels, according to House Bill 19-1261, also known as the Climate Action Plan to Reduce Pollution, which Governor Jared Polis signed into law in 2019. Achieving such a steep decline will req...