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"The goal of the 2021 Global Methane Pledge is bold: cut methane emissions by
30% by the end of the decade. This is to buy us vital time to work on cutting
carbon dioxide emissions. Over 150 nations have now signed up to the pledge –
representing more than half of the world’s emissions of an extremely potent but
short-lived greenhouse gas.
To put the pledge into action, many leaders announced policies to cut methane.
However, the latest research shows global methane emissions are still rising
rapidly. Atmospheric concentrations are now growing faster than at any other
time since global record-keeping began about 40 years ago.
These findings are published today in our fourth global methane budget, in a
paper and pre-print research undertaken through the Global Carbon Project, with
contributions from 66 research institutions around the world.
Natural sources of methane include decaying organic matter in wetlands. But
humans have supercharged methane emissions. We tracked changes in all major
sources and sinks of this potent greenhouse gas and found humans are now
responsible for two-thirds or more of all global emissions.
This is a problem, but we can improve upon it. Cutting methane emissions is one
of the best and only short-term levers we can pull to slow the rate of climate
change."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
