Metropolitan Digital

Men's Weekly


.

The new Global Methane Pledge can buy time while the world drastically reduces fossil fuel use

  • Written by Jeff Nesbit, Research Affiliate, Yale Program on Climate Change Communications, Yale University
The new Global Methane Pledge can buy time while the world drastically reduces fossil fuel useU.S. President Joe Biden and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry spoke at the announcement of the Global Methane Pledge.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

There were four big announcements during the first week of COP26, the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow: on coal, finance, methane and deforestation. Of those four, the global methane pledge...

Read more: The new Global Methane Pledge can buy time while the world drastically reduces fossil fuel use

More Articles ...

  1. What Paul McCartney's 'The Lyrics' can teach us about harnessing our creativity
  2. Do flies really throw up on your food when they land on it?
  3. What's the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test? A molecular biologist explains
  4. How one atheist laid the foundation of contemporary Hindu nationalism
  5. Bridges, bike lanes, electric car chargers and more: 5 essential reads on the infrastructure bill
  6. Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill – but how does the government go about spending that much money?
  7. East Coast flooding is a reminder that sea level is rising as the climate warms – here's why the ocean is pouring in more often
  8. Suburban voters responded to GOP culture war pitch in Virginia governor's race, and showed all politics are now national
  9. Wages up as Americans are encouraged back to work and into the office – 3 takeaways from the latest jobs report
  10. The US was not prepared for a pandemic – free market capitalism and government deregulation may be to blame
Metropolitan republishes selected articles from The Conversation USA with permission

Visit The Conversation to see more