Methane reduction is vital to achieving a 1.5C future

Fossil fuel emissions are the easiest to curb yet plans to expand the sector are in the pipeline

Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, trapping heat 80 times more effectively over a 20-year period.

The amount of methane in the atmosphere is two and a half times pre-industrial levels and increasing steadily. There is little hope of keeping below the 1.5C target unless methane emissions are drastically reduced in this decade.