Fossil-fuel interests are fighting for natural gas at the United Nations' COP27 climate summit.
But natural gas is mostly methane — a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide — and it leaks.
One-third of the fossil fuel lobbyists Global Witness identified are registered as part of national delegations, according to Dominic Kavakeb, a spokesperson for Global Witness.
Fossil fuel influence threatens to undermine progress on one of the most powerful, immediate climate solutions: ending human methane emissions.
While methane's consequences are severe, the good news is that countries and industries can quickly slow climate change by cutting methane emissions.