GLOBAL METHANE PLEDGE
- Global Methane Pledge launched at the UN COP26 climate conference in Glasgow has been signed by over 90 countries so far
- This pledge is an effort led jointly by the US and the European Union
- It is essentially an agreement to stop deforestation and cut down global methane emissions by up to 30% from 2020 levels by 2030
- Among the signatories is Brazil – one of the five biggest emitters of methane
- China, Russia and India have not signed up, while Australia has said it will not back the pledge