A coalition of 42 scientists is urging Ireland to reject the GWP* methane accounting method. They argue that shifting to a temperature neutrality goal could allow an additional 9 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to enter the atmosphere, effectively freezing high emission levels instead of reducing them. This debate highlights a critical tension in climate policy between short-lived climate pollutants and long-term warming goals. While GWP* reflects the behavior of methane over time, critics say livestock-heavy nations are using it as a loophole to avoid deep cuts in agricultural emissions.
