joint-letter-president-vdl-methane-sotu-52f34ea6cc6d9f71.pdf

The document is a joint letter from thirteen environmental and energy organisations urging President von der Leyen to prioritise the reduction of global methane emissions in her final State of the Union address. The authors argue that methane is a critical but overlooked climate threat, being over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period and responsible for nearly half of the current net global temperature increase. They specifically call for the adoption of an ambitious EU Methane Regulation by the end of the legislative term to address emissions from the oil, gas, and coal sectors, as well as accelerated progress toward the Global Methane Pledge.

• Methane is identified as a severe climate threat due to its high potency, being more than 80 times as potent as carbon dioxide at trapping heat over 20 years, and it accounts for nearly half of the current net global temperature increase.
• Current methane concentrations exceed the 2°C scenarios envisioned by the IPCC, making methane the most significant single threat to crossing irreversible climate tipping points.
• The authors urge the adoption of an ambitious EU Methane Regulation by the end of the legislative term to target emissions from the coal, gas, and oil sectors, describing it as a potentially highly impactful part of the European Green Deal.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2023). joint-letter-president-vdl-methane-sotu-52f34ea6cc6d9f71.pdf. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01095317/joint-letter-president-vdL-methane-sotu.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. joint-letter-president-vdl-methane-sotu-52f34ea6cc6d9f71.pdf. 2023. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01095317/joint-letter-president-vdL-methane-sotu.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforce2023jointletterpresidentvdlmethanesotu52f34ea6cc6d9f71pdf, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{joint-letter-president-vdl-methane-sotu-52f34ea6cc6d9f71.pdf}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = aug, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01095317/joint-letter-president-vdL-methane-sotu.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }