Of the many groundbreaking agreements announced at last year’s U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26), one of the most important may be the U.S. and EU’s global partnership to cut emissions of the greenhouse gas methane by 2030.
The Global Methane Pledge aims to limit methane emissions by 30% compared with 2020 levels to help combat climate change. This is a critical step, as methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas with a Global Warming Potential (GWP) 84 times more powerful than CO2 on a 20-year basis, according to U.S. Department of Energy data.
