Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) have strong warming potential and significant impacts on health and the environment. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recognized that achieving a 1.5°C consistent pathway that meets both global climate and sustainable development goals requires rapid mitigation of all climate forcing emissions, including SLCPs. However, SLCPs are not an agenda item under the UNFCCC and, have historically not been comprehensively included in country emissions inventories and nationally determined contribution (NDC) mitigation pledges. Implementing actions to address SLCPs, in parallel with rapid progress towards net-zero CO2 by mid-century, is critical to the successful implementation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Paris Agreement and to reducing health risks, especially non-communicable disease (NCD) incidence.
