A chance to accelerate methane mitigation policies
Upcoming EU legislation could provide a modern dynamic approach to methane regulation
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lobal methane policies could considerably strengthen the path to limiting global warming to 1.5
degrees Celsius. The recently published Global Methane Assessment by the CCAC and the UNEP concludes that just by reducing methane emissions the world could avoid nearly 0.3 degrees Celsius warming by the 2040s. In order to get there, a decrease in anthropogenic methane emissions of 45% by
ANDRIS PIEBALGS AND MARIA OLCZAK Florence School of Regulation
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2030 is necessary. Fossil fuel value chains are responsible for 35% of global methane emissions. In this sector, existing technologies
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