Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions - Summary for Decision Makers

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-06T14:24:20Z
dc.date.available2021-05-06T14:24:20Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionThe assessment will highlight the critical role that cutting methane emissions, including from the fossil fuel industry, will play in slowing the rate of global warming. Cutting human-caused methane by 45% this decade would keep warming beneath a threshold agreed by world leaders. There are multiple benefits to acting including: the rapid reduction of warming, which can help prevent dangerous climate tipping points; improved air quality that can save hundreds of thousands of lives; improve food security by preventing crop losses; and create jobs through mitigation efforts while increasing productivity through reduced heat stress. Full report is available at: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/35913en
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/resources/report/global-methane-assessment-benefits-and-costs-mitigating-methane-emissions
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/35917
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number14 p.
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectmethane
dc.subjectglobal warming
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectair quality
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.titleGlobal Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions - Summary for Decision Makersen
dc.typePolicy brief

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