Methane leaks from Turkmenistan's two major fossil fuel fields alone caused more global warming in 2022 than the UK's entire carbon emissions, satellite data has revealed. The oil and gas-rich country's powerful greenhouse gas emissions are a "staggering" and "infuriating" problem that should be easy to solve, experts have told the Guardian. The data he created Kayrros for the Guardian, found that Turkmenistan's western fossil fuel field on the Caspian Sea would leak 2.6 million tons of methane in 2022. The eastern field emitted 1.8 million tons. Together, the two fields released emissions equivalent to 366 million tons of CO ₂ , which is more than the UK's annual emissions, which are the 17th largest in the world. Methane emissions have risen alarmingly since 2007, and this acceleration may be the biggest threat to keeping global warming below 1.5°C, according to scientists. According to the researchers, it also seriously risks the launch catastrophic climate tipping points . (Damian Carrington)