The Methane Emergency Brake campaign and its call for rapid, deep, mandatory methane cuts are increasingly getting covered in the media:
“”Climate groups and scientists are warning that action on methane is essential to avoid catastrophic climate tipping points, and that regulation is the only way to do it.”
“On June 16, scientists and non-profits launched a campaign urging governments to “pull the methane emergency brake.” While voluntary multilateral initiatives such as the 2021 Global Methane Pledge are a step in the right direction, there is no evidence so far that they have been effective, they said.” Read more…
Financial Times (Sustainable Views)
“At the Bonn Climate Change Conference, a new campaign is calling for a global agreement to reduce methane emissions. Voluntary measures by industry have shown little success.”
“At the same time, EU methane regulations are threatened with being watered down, partly due to pressure from the United States.” Read More…
Table Briefing (translation from German)
“I now believe that cleaning up methane leaks from the production and shipping of oil and gas — one of the most significant sources of these emissions — is the best hope we have to avoid triggering some of the most consequential climate tipping points in the next decade. I think realistically it is our only hope.” Read more…
Carl Pope – The New York Times
“An important new campaign from the people at Methane Emergency Brake. Methane, of course, trails only carbon dioxide as the chief greenhouse gas, and because it is short-lived in the atmosphere cutting it sharply would buy us time for the longer-term project of decarbonization.”
“Among other facets, the campaign includes helping the EU stand up to Trump-administration pressure to import more liquefied natural gas.” Read more…
Bill McKibben “The Crucial Years”