“The single greatest existential threat to humanity” — President Biden on the urgency of climate action in his foreign policy address at @StateDept. Watch his full address here: https://t.co/6IGgMavAAC

#3: Very few countries do this today, meaning that the US NDC inclusion of an anticipated methane contribution can serve as a model for other NDCs and targets, so that the world can collectively maximize our ability to limit warming both during our lifetimes and for generations

#2: Specifying the methane contribution to all-GHG NDC targets is essential for assessing whether countries' NDCs truly put us on track to meet our temperature goals. Without this information, scientists can’t calculate how NDCs will affect Earth’s temperature. For more, see:

#1: The science shows us that with the same all-GHG target, the more methane we reduce relative to CO2, the less warming the world experiences and the more likely we are to keep 1.5C alive. Why? Because GHG accounting undervalues both the near-term and sustained impact of

U.S. leadership on #superpollutants continues in this NDC with a strong anticipated #methane reduction of at least 35% in 2035. Here are 3 reasons why this is so important:

The new U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution sets a high bar for global ambition: it covers all greenhouse gases, is economy-wide, and keeps the United States on a path to achieve net zero emissions no later than 2050.

What didn’t seem possible a few years ago is now within reach. As we celebrate three years since @POTUS issued the Federal Sustainability Plan, we are unlocking the path to cutting the U.S. Government’s emissions and reaching net zero by 2050. https://t.co/Gw27yyvBHg

Climate adaptation from the ground up! The Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils commits $150M and mobilizes $60M+ from other governments and the private sector to build healthy soils and grow nutritious, climate-adapted crops. #WorldSoilDay Learn more: https://t.co/62KsGBkoxs

Take a tour of the U.S. Center at #COP29 – the U.S. government public event and networking space at the UN climate conference. Over the course of two weeks, the Center will hold 60 events with government, civil society, private sector, and youth speakers.

The U.S. is leading efforts to promote resilient food systems around the world through initiatives like @AIMforClimate, which has mobilized $17B for climate-smart agriculture!

On Youth Day at the UN Climate Change Conference (#COP29), we caught up with youth from around the world in Baku, Azerbaijan. They shared how they are advocating for bold action to protect current and future generations from climate change.

Today, President Biden became the first sitting U.S. President to visit the Amazon rainforest – where he engaged with local and Indigenous leaders working to conserve and protect this critical ecosystem.

Sea levels are rising and NASA data is helping communities prepare. Now you can find sea level rise projections for coastlines around the world out to the year 2150 on the new global sea level change site. Explore: https://t.co/4SKLFNdqYf

DG @rafaelmgrossi joined @ClimateAtState @alizaidi46, POSCO's Kim-Hee and @Google's Antonia Gawel onstage at #COP29 to discuss how countries are approaching #SMR deployment, overcoming challenges and seizing opportunities. #Atoms4Climate 🔗 https://t.co/G7AfAOTLgM

The Other Half of Warming: Climate Super Pollutants 🦹‍♂️ Join us for talks on the role of governments in action on climate super-pollutants Rich Duke, @ClimateAtState, @DurwoodZaelke, @IGSD_DC @davidrkanter, @nyuniversity 🗓️ Nov 13 - 12:00 AZT - 09:00 CET https://t.co/VVJ3nApPqo

At the summit, leaders also called on Parties to heed the COP 28 Global Stocktake call to deliver 1.5C-aligned 2035 NDC targets covering all greenhouse gases, and to set net zero targets covering all greenhouse gases.

That includes: ✅Over $2 billion in total grant funding mobilized in the last 3 years to tackle super pollutants + billions in additional investment deployed; ✅Ground-breaking advancements in satellites to detect methane; ✅New policy & regulatory steps to reduce methane

Today at #COP29, the U.S. co-hosted a Summit on Methane and Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases alongside the COP29 Presidency of Azerbaijan and China, featuring new steps to reduce emissions. The summit unveiled more finance, more science, and more policy action on super pollutants.🧵

NASA astronauts join world leaders in congratulating the opening of COP29 in Azerbaijan, emphasizing the critical importance of protecting our planet. From space, they see firsthand the beauty of Earth, a reminder of why we must act now to preserve our future now.🌿#COP29USAZ

A 40% reduction in human-emitted N2O below 2020 levels by 2050 could: ✅Avoid the equivalent of 6 yrs of current CO2 emissions from fossil fuels by 2100 ✅Have 5x the ozone layer benefits provided by the accelerated HCFC phase-out under the Montreal Protocol by 2100 ✅ Prevent