Super pollutants: The 'emergency brake' to slow global warming

The climate science community has long known about super pollutants. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported on their warming potential for years. But only recently has momentum built around the urgent need to act—particularly on methane, which has over 86 times the warming power of CO₂ over a 20-year period.

Jun 27, 2025 - 17:10
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The climate science community has long known about super pollutants. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported on their warming potential for years. But only recently has momentum built around the urgent need to act—particularly on methane, which has over 86 times the warming power of CO₂ over a 20-year period.