Although methane emissions have been increasing rapidly over the past years, contributing significantly to climate change, this problem is not adequately treated within current national and international governance frameworks. A new study led by the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam, Germany highlights the urgent need for action to curb methane emissions in order to mitigate global warming.  Under the Paris Agreement, the effects of all greenhouse gases are expressed in terms of “CO2 equivalents,” a unit of measurement which reflects these gases’ warming effects over...