S1E116: World leaders pledge to cut methane emissions, end deforestation at COP26: The Big Story Ep 116

The Straits Times Podcasts · Nov 5, 2021 · 5m

The Big Story Ep 116: World leaders pledge to cut methane emissions, end deforestation at COP26

5:29 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

More than 100 world leaders made two big commitments on Tuesday (Nov 2) to halt and even reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030.

In a separate pledge, they agreed to slash emissions of potent greenhouse gas methane by 30 per cent from 2020 levels by 2030.

From Glasgow, science and environment correspondent Audrey Tan speaks to The Big Story about the…