FILE PHOTO: The world’s warming tropical wetlands are releasing more methane than ever before, research shows - an alarming sign that the world’s climate goals are slipping out of reach. Congo, Southeast Asia and southern Brazil contributed most to the spike. In this photo, tourists, bird watchers and wildlife photography enthusiasts ride a boat to watch wildlife amidst smoke from a fire at Encontro das Aguas State Park, in the Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world, in Pocone, Mato Grosso, Brazil, October 9, 2024. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo
BAKU: The world’s warming tropical wetlands are releasing more methane than ever before, research shows – an alarming sign that the world’s climate goals are slipping further out of reach.
A massive surge in wetlands methane – unaccounted for by national emissions plans and undercounted in scientific models – could raise the pressure on governments to make deeper cuts from their fossil fuel and agriculture industries, according to researchers.
