"In the race to curb rising global temperatures and emissions, reducing methane offers the world a "climate emergency break," said Martina Otto, head of the UN Climate and Clean Air Coalition. Although more short-lived in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, methane is over 80 times more potent at trapping heat over a 20-year time span and is responsible for around a third of global warming."
"Since then, almost 160 nations have signed up, agreeing to cut methane 30% by 2030 over 2020 levels. This goal is aligned with the Paris Agreement target of limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). The last five years has seen "unparalleled global attention and action on methane," said Dan Jorgensen, EU commissioner for energy and housing."
Reducing methane provides a short-term, powerful way to slow global warming because methane is over 80 times more potent at trapping heat over 20 years and contributes about one-third of current warming. Nearly 160 nations have committed to cutting methane 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, aligned with limiting warming to 1.5°C. Many countries and companies have developed action plans and joined methane measurement programs. Despite progress and increased industry commitment, methane emissions are still rising and are projected to increase under current laws, requiring rapid acceleration of mitigation efforts.
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