With every day that the status quo continues, the chance of keeping global temperature rise below the 1.5 degree Celsius (°C) tipping point slips further and further away. Much focus remains on cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and warming. But reducing its more insidious counterpart, methane, is even more essential in stabilizing global climate and reducing short-term warming.

Food & Water Watch found that U.S. factory farms released significant amounts of methane in 2022. Additionally, fracking released an estimated 26.4 million metric tons of methane.