Global deal sought to slash planet-warming methane gas
Brussels/Washington — The US and the EU have agreed to aim to cut emissions of the planet-warming gas methane by a third by the end of this decade and are pushing others to join them, according to draft documents.
In an attempt to jump-start the action, the US and the EU later this week will make a joint pledge to reduce human-caused methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030, compared with 2020 levels, according to a draft of the global methane pledge. The US state department declined to comment and the European Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the documents.
Methane has a higher heat-trapping potential than carbon dioxide but it breaks down in the atmosphere faster, so “strong, rapid and sustained reductions” in methane emissions in addition to slashing carbon dioxide emissions can have a climate impact quickly, a fact emphasised by a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last month.
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