At ‘Major Economies’ Meeting, Biden Touts New Global Methane Pledge

September 17, 2021
President Joe Biden is pressing other world leaders to join a new pledge, developed by the United States and the European Union, to reduce global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane by 30 percent over the next decade, with the effort to be formally announced during the upcoming Glasgow climate summit. “I’m grateful to those of you who’ve . . . strengthened your contributions under the Paris climate agreement and put forward ambitious targets for 2030,” Biden said at...


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