New
York Times: Impatient with the pace of international
climate change negotiations, a small group of countries have
started a program to reduce emissions of short-lived pollutants
that cause a disproportionate amount of global warming. Soot,
methane, and hydrofluorocarbons account for 30–40% of
global warming and cause approximately two million premature
deaths every year. Focused action on these substances can
reduce global temperatures by 0.5 °C and prevent millions
of deadly cases of lung and heart disease by 2030.
