President Biden touted American progress reining in emissions and said he intends to push for more money for developing countries. Here's what happened at COP27 today.
China emits more greenhouse gas pollution than any other country. The United States is in second place. Meanwhile, India's emissions are rising quickly, and the country is now virtually tied with the European Union as the third largest emitter, according to a report released today by theBut the presidents of China and India are skipping this year's climate talks. That makes it unlikely that either country will announce any major plans to cut emissions beyond their current promises.
by the Climate Action Tracker, a site that weighs how countries should be cutting emissions relative to their overall toll on the climate.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to tighten regulations for emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. "We are seeing methane emissions increase at an accelerated rate," said Kelly Levin of the Bezos Earth Fund, which helped fund the MARS system."With this initiative, armed with greater data and transparency, companies and governments can make greater strides to reduce methane emissions and civil society can keep them accountable to their promises.
"We're dangerously close to 1.5 Celsius thresholds," says Rob Jackson, climate scientist at Stanford University who worked on the report, which was compiled by scientists around the globe.
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