More than 100 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions

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Reuters

By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici, Ilze Filks and Jeff Mason GLASGOW (Reuters) – More than 100 countries have joined an effort led by the United States and European Union to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, an initiative aimed at tackling one of the main causes of climate change. Methane is the main greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. It has a higher heat-trapping potential than CO2 but breaks down in the atmosphere faster – meaning that cutting methane emissions can have a rapid impact in reining in global warming. The Global Methane Pledge, …