Superpollutants like methane and hydrofluorocarbons have a much higher short term warming impact than carbon dioxide. While long term reforestation is vital, targeting these potent gases offers a faster way to slow global temperature increases. Companies are increasingly using the voluntary carbon market to fund projects that capture landfill gas or destroy industrial refrigerants. High integrity projects require strict verification to ensure the emissions reductions are real and would not have happened without carbon finance.
