Kathleen Peterson

Our planet is warming Kathleen Peterson

Short-lived climate pollutants - including black carbon, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, and tropospheric ozone - are powerful climate forcers with global warming potentials many times that of carbon dioxide. These pollutants also significantly impact air quality, food, water and economic security for much of the world, both directly through their negative effects on public health, agriculture and ecosystems, and indirectly through their impact on the climate. The measures and technologies to reduce short-lived climate pollutants are available today and are practical, technically feasible, and cost-effective. Putting them in place can bring immediate climate benefits, help achieve many global sustainable development goals (SDGs), and improve the health and livelihoods of millions.