South Korea is set to sign up to new methane regulations with President Moon Jae-in making the announcement during the Global Methane Pledge on Tuesday, local time.

“We will put together specific plans to make a cut in sectors including energy, agricultural, livestock, fishery, and waste management as well as retrieve methane from landfills and processing facilities to reuse it as energy.”

He added that South Korea will help other developing countries cut methane emissions by sharing policies, experience and technology.

This comes after nearly 90 countries are set to join the U.S. and the European Union to cut the world’s methane emissions by 30 percent by the end of 2030.

In a similar move, U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday also unveiled plans to cut methane emissions.

The new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency are aimed at slashing methane emissions for new and existing oil and gas infrastructure.

The U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Plan will coincide with the UN climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

Methane is the second major cause of climate change, right after carbon dioxide.

Data from the UN Environment Program suggests that methane emissions have been responsible for about 30 percent of global warming since pre-industrial times.

And, the new regulations could have a critical impact on the energy sector as experts say, it’s the fastest and the most economical way to slash methane emissions.

The South Korean government is set to inject some 1.2 billion U.S. dollars by 2030, into developing technology for carbon capture and storage technology.

It said on Thursday that about one-third of the money will go into securing underground storage sites, which will hold up to 9-hundred million tons of CO2.

The rest will mostly be used for developing the technologies required for operating those sites, as well as increasing storage efficiency so that they can store over 1 billion tons of CO2 in total.

That’s equivalent to about 2 years of South Korea’s emissions.

This is part of the country’s efforts to carbon neutrality by 2050.

Archaeologists were stunned on finding bitumen and mortar on a brick commissioned by the ancient Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II – revealing vital clues about the city’s famed Tower of Babel.

The Bible contains several mysterious stories, none more so than the Tower of Babel.

Its existence has eluded researchers for years: while many assert that it is merely metaphorical, others claim the tower was a real, serving structure.

According to the Bible, in Genesis 11:1-9, the tower was built in the land of Shinar — Babylonia — some time after the great flood.

Increased interest and research has offered up a handful of vital clues and evidence for the tower’s existence, including some “unusual construction material” discovered on a brick believed to have once been part of the tower.

The brick was commissioned by King Nebuchadnezzar II — the man who researchers believe ordered the tower’s construction.

In a bid for world supremacy in 586 BC he stormed Jerusalem, a city 500 miles to the west, capturing its most highly-skilled and highly-educated citizens.

Their plight — and how their presence in Babylon may hint at the existence of the tower — was recalled during the Smithsonian Channel’s documentary, ‘Secrets Unlocked: Tower of Babel’.

Authorities on the Spanish island of La Palma are telling people who live near an erupting volcano to stay indoors because of a heavy fall of ash that has forced the cancellation of flights and school classes.

The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, which is part of Spain’s Canary Islands off northwest Africa, has been spewing lava, ash and gases for more than six weeks. The eruption has alternately surged and ebbed since Sept. 19.

Local air quality is “extremely unfavorable” because of high levels of small particles in the air, emergency services belonging to the Canary Islands government said in a statement late Tuesday.

All flights to and from the island have been canceled because of the falling ash, according to Spain’s national airport authority.

With flights canceled, some tourists who came on a sightseeing trip to witness the eruption had to wait in long lines for ferries to leave the island Wednesday.

Madrid resident Patricia Privado, 30, described the erupting volcano as “a spectacle of nature.”

“It is worth it,” she said of her trip. “To hear it roar, to see how the lava falls. You have to experience it”.

León Peña, 65, said he came from the nearby island of Fuerteventura to see what he called “something unique”.

Both said they knew flight cancellations were a possibility, but they didn’t let that deter them from traveling to La Palma.

They also saw their trips as a way of supporting the local economy by spending money on the island.

Scientists have said the eruption could last up to three months.

Around 85,000 people live on La Palma. Most of the island is unaffected by the eruption.

More than 7.000 people have been evacuated from their homes due to the threat from the rivers of lava.

The molten rock has covered more than 997 hectares (2,463 acres) and crushed or damaged more than 2.200 buildings.

The volcano’s constant roar and numerous earthquakes have also kept locals on edge.

A magnitude 5 quake was felt in the island Wednesday morning according to the National Geographical Institute.