{"id":13808,"date":"2022-06-07T15:07:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T13:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/a-sharp-reduction-in-methane-could-avert-the-worst-of-the-climate-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:18","slug":"a-sharp-reduction-in-methane-could-avert-the-worst-of-the-climate-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/a-sharp-reduction-in-methane-could-avert-the-worst-of-the-climate-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"A sharp reduction in methane could avert the worst of the climate crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-B1n1qpn_c tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-SkenyqTh_9\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-Sybh15anO5\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-Syz3k9pnO5   \" ><style>.tatsu-Syz3k9pnO5 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 85%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner \">\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">Reducing methane and other &#8220;short-lived climate pollutants&#8221; (SLCPs) such as soot would reduce the global warming effect in the short term, giving the world &#8220;a chance&#8221; to avoid climate catastrophe, the scientists said. The warming effect of methane is up to 80 times greater than that of C02, even though it rapidly degrades in the atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"swatch-white\">&#8220;It&#8217;s an optimistic message, because we have low-cost strategies, with zero or low-cost interventions, that can slow global warming in the short term, which is crucial.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">Dr Gabrielle Dreyfus, Chief Scientist at IGSD (Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development), and lead author of the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-Hym3kc6nuc   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/may\/23\/sharp-cut-methane-climate-crisis-carbon-dioxide-global-heating?CMP=share_btn_link\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"The Guardian (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-Hym3kc6nuc .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-Sybh15anO5.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-Sybh15anO5.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-Sybh15anO5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Sybh15anO5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Sybh15anO5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Sybh15anO5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-B1n1qpn_c.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);}.tatsu-B1n1qpn_c .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Me\u0301thane-Gaz-a\u0300-effet-de-serre-Emissions-Re\u0301duction.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-B1n1qpn_c .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-B1n1qpn_c .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-B1n1qpn_c > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-B1n1qpn_c > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-B1n1qpn_c .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.49);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-B1n1qpn_c .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focusing solely on CO2 will not be enough to keep temperature rises within sustainable limits compared with pre-industrial levels, warn scientists in a recent study. Other greenhouse gases also have a significant warming effect, and we mustn&#8217;t ignore them, which is why it&#8217;s crucial to drastically reduce methane now.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/a-sharp-reduction-in-methane-could-avert-the-worst-of-the-climate-crisis\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13816,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13808\/revisions\/13816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}