Mitigating methane emissions:Domestic and joint efforts by the United States and China
作者机构:California-China Climate InstituteThe University of CaliforniaBerkeleyUSA Institutes of Science and DevelopmentChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
出 版 物:《Environmental Science and Ecotechnology》 (环境科学与生态技术(英文))
年 卷 期:2024年第20卷第4期
页 面:2-5页
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学科分类:081704[工学-应用化学] 07[理学] 070304[理学-物理化学(含∶化学物理)] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 0703[理学-化学]
摘 要:During the Glasgow climate conference,the United States(U.S.)and China jointly committed to reduce methane emissions as a prioritized area of their bilateral cooperation in addressing climate change in the *** methane s strongwarming effect,which is over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in the first 20 years after release,reducing methane emissions is crucial to slowing down climate change in the near future[1].1 The significance of this joint commitment was reiterated in the recent U.S.-China Sunnylands Statement on Climate Cooperation,emphasizing the urgency and importance of reducing methane emissions both within each country s borders and through collaborative efforts.