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Includes methane emissions from fossil fuels, industry and agricultural sources.
Methane emissions are measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (COâ‚‚e), so are weighted for its 100-year global warming potential value.
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Cumulative methane emissions in selected countries worldwide 1850-2023
China is the largest methane (CH4) emitter in history, having released the equivalent of over *** billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) since 1850. The countries that currently make up the European Union (EU-27) ranked second, followed by the United States and India. As of 2023, these four major economies had released more than *** GtCO₂e from fossil fuels, industry, and agricultural processes since 1850. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential (GWP) 28 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period.
In 2021, the United States and the European Union announced the Global Methane Pledge. More than 100 countries have joined the pledge, committing to reduce global methane emissions by ** percent below 2020 levels by 2030.
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