Widen attack on greenhouse gases to include methane
The world could buy itself 15 years of breathing space for fighting climate change by broadening the attack on greenhouse gases to include methane. A 40% reduction in human-caused methane emissions would permit the release of an extra 500 gigatonnes of CO2 before the planet exceeds 2 °C warming.

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Widen attack on greenhouse gases to include methane
Cutting methane emissions is cheaper than cutting CO2 emissions »Cutting methane emissions is cheaper than cutting CO2 emissions
Reduce health risks from air pollution »Reduce health risks from air pollution
Reducing methane would encourage plants to absorb more carbon »Reducing methane would encourage plants to absorb more carbon
Methane Sensitivity »Methane Sensitivity
Atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide »Atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide
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