COP31 summit announces more than $480 million in pledges to curb methane and other gases

Philanthropic partners pledged more than US$480 million for work to cut methane and other greenhouse gases besides carbon dioxide at a COP31 summit in Antalya, Türkiye, on November 12. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition and UN Climate Change reported the commitments. [evidence-1] [evidence-2]

The coalition said a separate US$25 million announcement would expand its programme to help seven more countries tackle these pollutants, including Pakistan and the Philippines. The figures are funding announcements; they do not measure emissions already cut. [evidence-1] [evidence-2]