The biggest methane emitters include leaky oil and gas operations, the livestock industry, and landfills. Scientists say cutting methane emissions from these sectors is one of the quickest strategies to keep global heating down.
, a first-of-its-kind agreement made between more than 110 countries who, together, are responsible for about 45% of the world’s methane emissions.Almost every country in the Americas has signed on. Though it’s not legally binding, they’ve agreed to cut methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030.If those countries meet that goal, Kerry said, “it is the equivalent of every automobile in the world, truck, plane, ship, going to zero by 2030. That’s an enormous reduction.
, said Riley Duren, a former NASA engineer and director of Carbon Mapper. They’ve already mapped methane super-emitters in California, and have partnered with Canada to start mapping there this summer, the first time they'll do such mapping outside the U.S. The focus also was on the unequal impacts of methane. Latin America and the Caribbean contribute less than 10% of the world’s total emissions, yet are dealing with some of the worst impacts such as sea level rise, more severe and devastating storms and food insecurity from drought.
That served as a stark juxtaposition to the state of global climate funding, something Argentina Secretary of Climate Change Cecilia Nicolini emphasized in her speech. In a previous international agreement, the richest nations agreed to send a combined $100 billion a year to countries in the Global South to help them adapt to the changing climate. That moneyBecome a sponsor
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