The report released on Thursday by the Climate and Transparency Alliance and the United Nations Environment Programme represents a shift in the global dialogue on how to best solve the climate crisis, which focuses on reducing carbon dioxide in the long term. Methane is methane that does not last long in the atmosphere before it decomposes. This makes it a key goal to reduce global warming faster while working to reduce other greenhouse gases.

Reduce methane emissions

More than half of global methane emissions come from oil and gas extraction in the fossil fuel industry, landfills and wastewater in the waste sector, and manure and enteric fermentation of livestock in the agricultural sector. According to the United Nations Global Methane Assessment, global methane emissions can be reduced by 45% this decade, or 180 million tons per year. By 2045, this goal will avoid warming of nearly 0.3 degrees Celsius and help limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. This is based on the United Nations Global Methane Assessment, which can reduce global methane emissions by 45% this decade. That is, 180 million tons per year. By 2045, this goal will avoid warming of nearly 0.3 degrees Celsius and help limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to research by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, despite the global spread during the coronavirus pandemic. Blocked, but methane emissions soared to a record high in 2020. Since records began in the 1980s, methane emissions have also increased at a faster rate than ever before.

Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, said in a statement: "Reduce methane is the most powerful lever for mitigating climate change in the next 25 years, and it is also a supplement to the necessary efforts to reduce carbon dioxide. Andersen said: "Yes. The social, economic and environmental benefits are numerous and far outweigh the costs. "We need international cooperation to reduce methane emissions as quickly as possible, as much as possible in this decade. The report stated that the fossil fuel industry has the greatest potential to reduce global emissions at little or negative cost by repairing leaks in oil and natural gas infrastructure. It added that companies that prevent leaks and capture methane can make a profit while limiting the release of methane.

The report also pointed out the public health benefits of reducing methane, which is a dangerous source of air pollution that causes ground-level ozone. According to the report, a 45% reduction in methane emissions will prevent 255,000 premature deaths, 775,000 asthma-related hospital visits, 73 billion hours of labor lost due to extreme heat, and 26 million tons of crop losses each year. Jutta Paulus, a member of the Green Party of the European Parliament, said in a statement: "We must not only address emissions from the energy sector, but also address emissions from landfills, agriculture and abandoned coal mines.

Paulus said: "Allocating special funds for these super emitters will be a significant investment on the road to achieving climate goals in 2030. A new study published in the "Environmental Research Letters" also stated that reducing the oil and gas sector Methane emissions from agriculture, agriculture and other human sources can slow global warming by 30%. The report states that the extraction, processing and distribution of oil and natural gas account for 23% of emissions, while coal mining accounts for about 12% of emissions. Manure Agricultural and livestock emissions from enteric fermentation account for about 32% of methane emissions.

CNBC has contacted the American Petroleum Institute and the U.S. Agricultural Services Federation, the largest trading group in the oil and gas industry, which is a lobby group for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to comment on the UN report. Russia, France, and Argentina called for restrictions on methane emissions at the President’s Global Leaders Climate Summit hosted by Russia, France, and Argentina last month.

In the United States, the Senate recently restored an Obama-era statute that aims to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas fields by requiring companies to monitor and repair methane leaks from pipelines, storage facilities, and oil wells. Editor/XuNing、Design/ZhangTao