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Global Methane Pledge

Posted on September 29, 2022 by admin1  67

In News 

  • Methane emissions will likely increase by 13 per cent by 2030 without the Global Methane Pledge.

About Global Methane Pledge, 

  • It was launched in 2021, aims to keep alive the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal. 
  • Over a 100 countries have committed to reducing global methane emissions by at least 30 per cent by 2030 from 2020 levels. 
    • This reduction could eliminate over 0.2?C warming by 2050
  • India, which is not a part of the Global Methane Pledge, is among the top five methane emitters globally, according to the International Energy Agency. 
    • Most emissions can be traced back to agriculture.
  • Aims and objectives
    • It aims to catalyse global action and strengthen support for existing international methane emission reduction initiatives to advance technical and policy work that will serve to underpin Participants’ domestic actions. 
    • It also recognizes the essential roles that private sector, development banks, financial institutions and philanthropy play to support implementation of the Pledge and welcomes their efforts and engagement.

About Methane 

  • Methane (CH4) is a hydrocarbon that is a primary component of natural gas.
  • It is also a greenhouse gas (GHG), so its presence in the atmosphere affects the earth’s temperature and climate system. 
  • It is emitted from a variety of anthropogenic (human-influenced) and natural sources. 
    • Anthropogenic emission sources include landfills, oil and natural gas systems, agricultural activities, coal mining, stationary and mobile combustion, wastewater treatment, and certain industrial processes. 

Source:DTE

 
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