U.S., 5 Nations to Cut Methane, Soot Emissions

The United States and five other countries agreed this week to fund an effort to cut emissions of methane, soot and other pollutants to start to slow the rate of human-induced climate change.

The effort, for which the nations pledged $27 million, will use existing technologies such as improved cook stoves and capturing methane from landfills in an effort scientists say could slow global mean warming 0.5 degrees C by 2050.

The other countries who have pledged to join the fight include Canada, Mexico, Bangladesh, Sweden and Ghana.

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