BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 3. In the previous 20 years, methane emissions have contributed 80 times more to atmospheric and environmental pollution than carbon dioxide, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Umayra Taghiyeva said, at the conference “Progress on Methane: Advancing Global Methane Reduction (AGMR)” in Baku, Trend reports.
According to her, the nations have come together to tackle the issue of methane emissions, aiming to cut industrial waste by a significant 30-35 percent by the year 2030.
“A distinct day will be allocated to the subject of methane at COP29,” Taghiyeva emphasized.
She also mentioned that the matter of climate change is at the top of Azerbaijan's to-do list, and the nation is keeping its nose to the grindstone on this front at every level.
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