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Methane: The Emergency Brake for Global Heating
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References
Absolute Comedy: absolutecomedy.ca
Absolute Comedy Ottawa: absolutecomedy.ca/ottawa
My upcoming Comedy Teacher: eventbrite.ca/o/pierre-brault-18418056182
My connection to Canada's comedy scene: old friend from high school: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Foster_(comedian)
Details on my chess career: players.chessbase.com/en/player/Beckwith_Paul%20H/20559
Beckwith-Polgar chess match from my chess "glory days": google.com/search?q=beckwith+polgar+zsuza+chessbase+game&sca_esv=c98a3653945aa401&sxsrf=ANbL-n5ExkGzWtDoPRMOEOiDx3hkxcNP1Q%3A1771713002611&ei=6jGaaZiEJamGptQPqPWt2AY&biw=1097&bih=540&ved=0ahUKEwiYoaih0euSAxUpg4kEHah6C2sQ4dUDCBM&uact=5&oq=beckwith+polgar+zsuza+chessbase+game&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiJGJlY2t3aXRoIHBvbGdhciB6c3V6YSBjaGVzc2Jhc2UgZ2FtZTIFEAAY7wUyCBAAGIAEGKIEMgUQABjvBTIIEAAYgAQYogQyCBAAGIAEGKIESJCtAVDaCVjUoQFwB3gAkAEAmAG2AaABuBiqAQUxMS4xN7gBA8gBAPgBAZgCI6ACvRnCAggQABiwAxjvBcICCxAAGLADGKIEGIkFwgILEAAYgAQYsAMYogTCAggQABiiBBiJBcICBRAhGKABwgIHECEYoAEYCsICBBAhGAqYAwCIBgGQBgWSBwUxNS4yMKAH22ayBwQ4LjIwuAefGcIHBjIuMjQuOcgHToAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
Zsuzsa Polgar (oldest of the three Polgar sisters) chess info: players.chessbase.com/en/player/Polgar_Zsuzsa/205115#:~:text=Images%2C%20games%2C%20statistics%20and%20more%20of%20chessplayer%20Zsuzsa%20Polgar.
Career stats on Hikaru Nakamura (ranked number 2 in the world after Magnus Carlson): players.chessbase.com/en/player/Nakamura_Hikaru/181002
Info on my chess career, matches against Polgar and Nakamura, etc.
paulbeckwith.net/chess
Home page: Citizens Climate Action Group (CCAG): https://www.ccag.earth/
Reports: CCAG: https://www.ccag.earth/reports
Report: Methane: the emergency brake for climate heating
Link: https://www.ccag.earth/reports/methane-the-emergency-brake-for-climate-heating
I chat about my upcoming stand-up comic career, my past glory days chess career (drawing Zsuzsa Polgar, losing to Hikaru Nakamura (number 2 in world rankings), and...
Global methane...
Mostly about human caused global methane, and how if we reduce them by 45% we can shave off 0.3 C of global temperature rise...
Report Summary
While reducing carbon dioxide remains essential, action on CO₂ alone will not be enough to avert dangerous near-term climate heating. Methane, a greenhouse gas over 80 times more potent than CO₂ , is responsible for nearly a third of the warming the world has already experienced. This report outlines why rapid methane abatement is the ‘emergency brake’ for the climate crisis – the fastest and most cost-effective lever available to slow warming within our lifetimes. The report outlines practical, proven, and often profitable solutions across the three key emitting sectors: energy, agriculture, and waste. It argues that the main barriers to action are not technological but a lack of political will, regulation, and enforcement , and calls for a dedicated global strategy to unlock the powerful co-benefits of methane cuts for public health, food security, and economic resilience.
Report pdf: direct link: cdn.prod.website-files.com/660df44c73d9da2a5912020a/68d1ca8885dfae4f5873f381_Digital_CCAG_Final_Methane_Report.pdf
Methane emissions from livestock and climate change
https://cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/articles/methane-emissions-from-livestock-and-climate-change/
Wikipedia page on Global Warming Potential (GWP):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_potential
Global Methane Status Report 2025
The 2025 Global Methane Status Report provides updates on global progress on methane mitigation and the remaining work needed to achieve the Global Methane Pledge, as well as the potential for further ambition. It will also provide momentum and incentive for rapid and increased action by showcasing successes, as well as an outlook on the role of empirical data and the financing of methane abatement.
unep.org/resources/report/global-methane-status-report-2025
Please donate to PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos connecting the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem.
Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. As well as my website, and YouTube, you can find me on Patreon, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit (multiple climate channels within), Quora, TikTok, Discord, Mastodon, Twitch, Vimeo, Bluesky, TruthSocial, Threads, Substack, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc...
Methane: The Emergency Brake for Global Heating
Please donate to PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos connecting the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem.
Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. As well as my website, and YouTube, you can find me on Patreon, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit (multiple climate channels within), Quora, TikTok, Discord, Mastodon, Twitch, Vimeo, Bluesky, TruthSocial, Threads, Substack, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc...
References
Absolute Comedy: absolutecomedy.ca
Absolute Comedy Ottawa: absolutecomedy.ca/ottawa
My upcoming Comedy Teacher: eventbrite.ca/o/pierre-brault-18418056182
My connection to Canada's comedy scene: old friend from high school: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Foster_(comedian)
Details on my chess career: players.chessbase.com/en/player/Beckwith_Paul%20H/20559
Beckwith-Polgar chess match from my chess "glory days": google.com/search?q=beckwith+polgar+zsuza+chessbase+game&sca_esv=c98a3653945aa401&sxsrf=ANbL-n5ExkGzWtDoPRMOEOiDx3hkxcNP1Q%3A1771713002611&ei=6jGaaZiEJamGptQPqPWt2AY&biw=1097&bih=540&ved=0ahUKEwiYoaih0euSAxUpg4kEHah6C2sQ4dUDCBM&uact=5&oq=beckwith+polgar+zsuza+chessbase+game&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiJGJlY2t3aXRoIHBvbGdhciB6c3V6YSBjaGVzc2Jhc2UgZ2FtZTIFEAAY7wUyCBAAGIAEGKIEMgUQABjvBTIIEAAYgAQYogQyCBAAGIAEGKIESJCtAVDaCVjUoQFwB3gAkAEAmAG2AaABuBiqAQUxMS4xN7gBA8gBAPgBAZgCI6ACvRnCAggQABiwAxjvBcICCxAAGLADGKIEGIkFwgILEAAYgAQYsAMYogTCAggQABiiBBiJBcICBRAhGKABwgIHECEYoAEYCsICBBAhGAqYAwCIBgGQBgWSBwUxNS4yMKAH22ayBwQ4LjIwuAefGcIHBjIuMjQuOcgHToAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
Zsuzsa Polgar (oldest of the three Polgar sisters) chess info: players.chessbase.com/en/player/Polgar_Zsuzsa/205115#:~:text=Images%2C%20games%2C%20statistics%20and%20more%20of%20chessplayer%20Zsuzsa%20Polgar.
Career stats on Hikaru Nakamura (ranked number 2 in the world after Magnus Carlson): players.chessbase.com/en/player/Nakamura_Hikaru/181002
Info on my chess career, matches against Polgar and Nakamura, etc.
paulbeckwith.net/chess
Home page: Citizens Climate Action Group (CCAG): https://www.ccag.earth/
Reports: CCAG: https://www.ccag.earth/reports
Report: Methane: the emergency brake for climate heating
Link: https://www.ccag.earth/reports/methane-the-emergency-brake-for-climate-heating
I chat about my upcoming stand-up comic career, my past glory days chess career (drawing Zsuzsa Polgar, losing to Hikaru Nakamura (number 2 in world rankings), and...
Global methane...
Mostly about human caused global methane, and how if we reduce them by 45% we can shave off 0.3 C of global temperature rise...
Report Summary
While reducing carbon dioxide remains essential, action on CO₂ alone will not be enough to avert dangerous near-term climate heating. Methane, a greenhouse gas over 80 times more potent than CO₂ , is responsible for nearly a third of the warming the world has already experienced. This report outlines why rapid methane abatement is the ‘emergency brake’ for the climate crisis – the fastest and most cost-effective lever available to slow warming within our lifetimes. The report outlines practical, proven, and often profitable solutions across the three key emitting sectors: energy, agriculture, and waste. It argues that the main barriers to action are not technological but a lack of political will, regulation, and enforcement , and calls for a dedicated global strategy to unlock the powerful co-benefits of methane cuts for public health, food security, and economic resilience.
Report pdf: direct link: cdn.prod.website-files.com/660df44c73d9da2a5912020a/68d1ca8885dfae4f5873f381_Digital_CCAG_Final_Methane_Report.pdf
Methane emissions from livestock and climate change
https://cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/articles/methane-emissions-from-livestock-and-climate-change/
Wikipedia page on Global Warming Potential (GWP):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_potential
Global Methane Status Report 2025
The 2025 Global Methane Status Report provides updates on global progress on methane mitigation and the remaining work needed to achieve the Global Methane Pledge, as well as the potential for further ambition. It will also provide momentum and incentive for rapid and increased action by showcasing successes, as well as an outlook on the role of empirical data and the financing of methane abatement.
unep.org/resources/report/global-methane-status-report-2025
Please donate to PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos connecting the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem.
Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. As well as my website, and YouTube, you can find me on Patreon, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit (multiple climate channels within), Quora, TikTok, Discord, Mastodon, Twitch, Vimeo, Bluesky, TruthSocial, Threads, Substack, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc...
