Why the Global Methane Pledge Is Falling Short

The Global Methane Pledge was launched at the COP26 climate summit to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions worldwide. However, since joining the pledge, many countries have failed to cut their methane emissions at the rate needed to meet global warming reduction targets. While the focus of climate change is often centred around carbon emissions, the fact that methane heats the planet up to 80 times more than carbon dioxide over two decades is less widely discussed. Methane has contributed around 30 percent of the increase in global temperatures…