Le méthane : une menace imminente pour le climat

Methane is identified as the second largest contributor to human-induced warming, responsible for 30% of the increase since the pre-industrial era. Due to its high warming power over a 20-year period, the document recommends that financial institutions and companies establish separate targets for methane and CO2 emissions to avoid irreversible climate thresholds.

• Methane is the second largest contributor to human-induced global warming after carbon dioxide, accounting for an estimated 30% of the warming since the pre-industrial era.
• Methane is approximately 80 times more potent than CO2 over a 20-year period, making its reduction a critical lever for preventing irreversible climate change thresholds in the coming decades.
• Because standard greenhouse gas accounting methods using CO2 equivalents underestimate methane's impact, companies and financial institutions should set specific, separate targets for reducing both CO2 and methane emissions.

APA

Martin, L. (2023). Le méthane : une menace imminente pour le climat. Reclaim Finance. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2023/10/16/le-methane-une-menace-imminente-pour-le-climat/

Chicago

Martin, Léo. Le méthane : une menace imminente pour le climat. Reclaim Finance, 2023. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2023/10/16/le-methane-une-menace-imminente-pour-le-climat/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{martin2023mthane, author = {Martin, Léo}, title = {{Le méthane : une menace imminente pour le climat}}, publisher = {Reclaim Finance}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2023/10/16/le-methane-une-menace-imminente-pour-le-climat/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }