Preventing climate catastrophe requires immediate cuts to methane AND phase out of fossil fuels
On Wednesday, October 11th, the International Energy Agency released a report making clear that the ONLY way to avoid a climate catastrophe in our lifetimes is with immediate cuts to methane gas pollution from the oil and gas sector and a commitment from world leaders to phase out fossil fuels.
Methane gas is a climate warming accelerant 80x more powerful at warming the climate in the short-term than carbon dioxide. Significantly decreasing methane pollution is one of the fastest ways to slow climate warming and provide immediate health improvements to communities on the frontlines of pollution, including preventing 1 million premature deaths due to ozone exposure.Statement by Earthworks Policy Director Lauren Pagel:“The IEA says what Earthworks has long known.
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