February 16, 2012 | 2:49 PM | By

“U.S. Launches Effort to Cut Short-Lived Pollutants”

Looks like the official announcement of this initiative will take place tomorrow, so look for more news. But one important point that jumped out for me was: “The new initiative does not set targets for pollution reductions.”


The U.S. launched an international initiative aimed at reducing emissions of so-called short-lived global warming agents, such as soot and methane, in order to make near-term gains in fighting global warming and improving public health.

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