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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-new-global-methane-pledge-can-buy-time-while-the-world-drastically-reduces-fossil-fuel-use-2/
- Published: 2021-11-15T09:45:31-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: U.S. President Joe Biden and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry spoke at the announcement of the Global Methane Pledge. Photo credit: AP Photo / Evan Vucci. Article by Jeff Nesbit. The Conversation – November 8, 2021. 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 could have the most immediate impact on Earth’s climate – provided countries follow through on their pledges and satellite monitoring works as effectively as advertised. More than 100 countries agreed to cut their methane emissions 30% by 2030 under the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative launched by the U.S. and European Union. […] Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com