Major methane deal at climate summit — without China
Nearly 100 nations joined a U.S. and EU initiative to cut emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — by at least 30% this decade, with China among notable absentees.
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Nearly 100 nations joined a U.S. and EU initiative to cut emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — by at least 30% this decade, with China among notable absentees.
Countries on November 2 issued a landmark pledge to slash their methane emissions this decade, at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) climate summit. Nearly one hundred nations joined a US-EU initiative to cut emissions of methane – a potent greenhouse gas – by at least 30 per cent this decade.
Three days into the COP26 global climate summit, and the mood is positive.
Three days into the COP26 global climate summit, and the mood is positive.
The laundry list for COP26 remains daunting, but during the climate change meeting, world leaders committed and signed a pledge to significantly reduce methane.