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The United States and the EU set out on Friday to reduce methane emissions by 30% over the next 10 years and are forcing other greenhouse gas emissions to join the strike.
The treaty is designed to force methane to prepare for future developments at the UN weather A meeting in Glasgow in November, said people had commented on the plan, and it would go into effect in October. The UK will be included, he said.
These targets will not set regional boundaries, say people, to the detriment of other climate analysts who have also received the agreement. However, he praised efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80 times more than carbon dioxide in 20 years.
“People [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] it was clear: we have to drive methane gas to threaten that we want to reach one and a half degrees, “said Jules Kortenhorst, chief of RMI, a non-profit United States nonprofit. within 1.5C by 2050.
“It is understandable that countries should only consider methane as the fastest lever,” he said. The IPCC has estimated that short-term reductions in methane and other pesticides could reduce seasonal temperatures by 0.2C by 2040 and 0.8C by 2100.
The agreement comes as the EU and US revise their measures to reduce methane. Air is difficult to measure but the International Energy Agency says about 60% of the 570m tons released last year were related to human activities such as agriculture, power generation and transportation, and waste.
Biden White House has made methane emissions more important, and has already revised Obama’s policies to end the methane depletion run by Trump’s administration. The U.S. Department of State has not responded to a request for comment.
But some experts say the agreement affects less of global gas emissions.
A UN report on methane in May called for a dramatic 45% reduction in methane emissions over the next decade.
Maria Pastukhova, E3G’s chief legal adviser, a climate change specialist in Europe, said that 30% of the agreement’s goals were “difficult”. In the case of global air pollution, the deal will require some big methane polluters to register.
“Even if the US, UK and EU do what they want, it does not mean anything to the rest of the world [emissions] I will be without China, Russia and India, “said Pastukhova.
Although reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector may be easier to use in traditional methods, cutting off gas from agriculture, the largest source of methane emissions, can be particularly difficult.
This could prevent many expatriates such as Brazil from delaying the signing of pledges, say some experts, while bad export in countries such as Russia and Nigeria could also undermine international cooperation.
But countries with major regional partners who have already committed to reducing methane, such as the US, may have access to natural resources to reduce pollution, says Paul Bledsoe, consultant for the Progressive Policy Institute, a US think tank.
“The US sees an opportunity for low-grade methane gas to be produced in Russia,” Bledsoe said.
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