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Why this work matters now

October 3, 2024

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has determined that we must limit global warming to no more than 1.5^o C above pre-industrial times to prevent catastrophic climate change.

GHG contributions to warming since 1750

Non-CO₂ gases account for nearly half of all global warming from human activity since 1970. Once non-CO₂ gases are released into the atmosphere, they quickly do their damage and cannot be removed through nature-based solutions or other technologies. This is why every scenario for achieving the 1.5^o C target requires an immediate reduction of non-CO₂gases.

Stopping the release of these gases buys more time for longer-term strategies focused on CO₂ reductions and removals to be developed, adopted, and implemented globally.

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Contributions to warming since 1750 from carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), black carbon (BC), nitrous oxide (N₂O), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), adapted from Dreyfus, et al.²

Our focus on halocarbons and methane

Tradewater is focused of two categories of non-CO₂ gases: halocarbons and methane.

We find, collect, and destroy halocarbons from equipment and stockpiles all over the world.
We permanently stop methane emissions by locating and plugging leaking and uncontrolled orphaned oil and gas wells.

By focusing on these two potent non-CO₂ gases, Tradewater will prevent the equivalent of millions of tons of CO₂ from being released into the atmosphere.

To date, Tradewater has collected, controlled, and destroyed halocarbons and methane equivalent to over 10 million metric tons of CO₂.

We are dedicated to increasing our impact by preventing at least 30 million tons of CO₂ equivalent from being released into the atmosphere through 2030. This work matters now because it has a massive, permanent impact, and it gives us a fighting chance to save our planet.