Climate Change and the Global Methane Pledge at COP 27?

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One estimate said that climate damages in developing countries would cost somewhere between $300 billion a year to $500 billion a year by 2030. The Global Methane Pledge is targeting methane, which is 30 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. A bunch of countries pooled about $20 billion specifically to help Indonesia transition toward clean energy and get off of coal.

In a UN-brokered agreement, more than 190 countries agreed to pay for “loss and damage” caused by climate change. But determining who owes what — and for what and to whom — will be a real challenge.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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