Superpollutants: Tackling a major climate threat

Superpollutants—methane, nitrous oxide, fluorocarbons, and black carbon—are responsible for approximately half of current global warming. With near-term warming effects 100s to 1000s of times greater than CO₂, mitigating these gases could avoid more than 0.5°C of warming by midcentury. Governments play an important role in regulating these substances, yet there is also a role for the voluntary carbon market where regulation is not possible, to support innovation, or to build political will for future regulation. 

A critical opportunity exists to scale superpollutant mitigation through carbon markets, which today address only a tiny fraction (less than 1%) of the 15 billion MTCO₂e emitted annually. While mitigation activity is underway for many emission sources, credit quality varies significantly and growth projections suggest substantial unrealized potential.

In this paper from The Carbon Containment Lab and Calyx Global you will learn:

1. The warming impact of superpollutants and temperature reduction potential for each gas
2. Current mitigation pathways and carbon market activity across project types
3. Credit quality analysis based on 1,000+ greenhouse gas integrity ratings
4. Growth scenarios and recommendations for scaling impact

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