The release of methane to the atmosphere contributes significantly to global warming. Therefore, at the World Climate Conference, more than 80 states are joining the EU-US emission reduction initiative.

Dozens of nations advocated cuts in methane emissions and better protection of forests at the UN climate conference COP26, with more than 80 leaders and governments joining the EU-US initiative to reduce methane emissions in Glasgow. The move "will immediately slow down climate change," said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Earlier, more than a hundred states adopted a statement that deforestation should be stopped by 2030. Methane emissions are expected to decrease by at least 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2020. Methane is one of the strongest greenhouse gases and is about 80 times more harmful to the climate than CO2. It is released, in particular, in agriculture during the digestion of cattle, as well as in the gas, oil and coal industries.

The largest emitters are countries responsible for about half of the world's methane emissions. Some of the largest issuers such as China, India, Russia and Australia have not joined the agreement. German Environmental Assistance welcomed the initiative and called on the SPD, the Greens and the JDP to consolidate the national reduction target as well as the German methane strategy in a coalition agreement.

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