The deputy US special envoy on climate change said on Tuesday ( Mar 19 ) that cooperation between the US and China is progressing. He claimed there was a chance for Beijing to reduce emissions from its massive coal sector at little or no cost.
The two countries, which are the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, were working collectively to stop the strong fuel, according to Rick Duke, the climate minister, who was contacted by Reuters.
” We are, however, in the process of propelling that work up”, he told Reuters on the outside of a gas conference in Geneva. ” That is a great option, given the magnitude of the reduction potential in both places, but above all in China”.
Methane has a much higher warming impact than carbon monoxide, and it is the second-biggest contributor to climate change. However, because methane has a short duration in the nation’s environment compared to other greenhouse gases, it can be used more quickly.
Duke praised China’s job so far on setting gas goals.
” There’s nothing that compares in the rate of profit to the weather, to cutting gas. And so having the world’s biggest emitter joining in that effort through the Paris ( climate ) agreement architecture is tremendously important”, he said.
Duke claimed that there are 700 million kilos of pollution a month in China from coal mines, and that the gas that seeps from those mines may be eliminated at a very low price or even at a bad value. ” We are excited about the potential it”, he said.
China is the world’s largest source of gas from coal mine, with 28 per cent of the country’s biggest methane emissions positions, according to Kayrros, a organization that tracks pollution.
Beijing has invited a group to the UN’s largest meet on the subject, which aims to assist nations in meeting their methane pledges. China was committed to strengthening gas emission control in key areas and cooperating with all nations, Liu Wenge, vice chairman of the Ministry of Emergency Management, told the conference.
With more and more satellites boosting surveillance from area, including through a new UN station, efforts to monitor gas are progressing.
According to Duke, like efforts were immediately crucial for identifying so-called” extremely emitters” from the oil and gas companies, calling these “low-hanging fruit that we undoubtedly want to harvest.” ” It’s very timely and important… ( We and partners ) are making sure that its data for methane action, not just sort of data”, he said.