"Methane is a greenhouse gas strongly associated with the fossil fuel industry.
UNEP also says all emissions must fall 45 per cent by 2030 to keep 1.5C in reach. This would shave 0.3C off projected warming, save a quarter of a million air pollution deaths and increase global crop yields by 26 million tonnes, the UN's Environment Programme (UNEP) said. The International Energy Agency estimates that the fossil fuel industry emitted 120 tonnes of methane in 2020, and much of it can be easily avoided.Ī UN report from earlier this year showed that "available targeted methane measures" could see CH4 levels reduced by 45 per cent by 2030. Yet methane (CH4) is more than 80 times more potent than CO2, and its sources, such as open pit coal mines, gas leaks and livestock, have received relatively little attention until now. Stronger than CO2ĭecades of climate pledges have been rooted in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The laundry list for COP26 remains daunting, however, with pressure on leaders to commit to faster decarbonisation and provide billions to nations already dealing with the fallout of climate change.īritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters he was "cautiously optimistic" about the progress made so far.īut he warned that "there is still a very long way to go" before any meaningful deal. While the summit's first day passed with much rhetoric but only lukewarm climate pledges, Tuesday's twin announcements were broadly welcomed by campaigners. Organisers say the outcome in Glasgow will be crucial for the continued viability of the 2015 Paris Agreement temperature goals.
Heads of state and government are gathered in Glasgow for a two-day high-level summit that host Britain is hoping will kick start ambitious climate action during the two-week COP26. We have to cut emissions fast and methane is one of the gases we can cut the fastest," she said. He called the pledge, which has so far been signed by nearly 100 nations, a "game-changing commitment" that covered countries responsible for around half of global methane emissions.Įuropean Commission head Ursula Von der Leyen said that the methane cut would "immediately slow down climate change". The three climate claims these experts want Scott Morrison to stop making
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