The Global Heat Reduction Initiative is pleased to announce that Kiff Gallagher, founding executive director, will participate as a featured speaker at The Scope 3 Innovation Forum USA, taking place December 3-4, 2025 in Washington DC.

Another Climate Week in NYC is in the books. The city buzzed with CEOs, activists, policymakers, and more acronyms than anyone cares to count. And with COP30 just around the corner, the climate conversation was once again dominated by long-term visions: “net zero by 2050,” “pathways to decarbonization,” “roadmaps to resilience.”

All important. But let’s be honest, the crisis isn’t politely waiting for mid-century milestones. The heat is here now. And the question too often overlooked is the simplest one: what can we do today?

Today, the Global Heat Reduction Initiative (GHR) released a first-of-its-kind methodology that will measure and reward the reduction in climate super pollutants achieved through more sustainable rice cultivation practices. In addition to covering the full range of greenhouse gases including the powerful climate pollutants, methane and nitrous oxide, it also accounts for black carbon emissions associated with burning and equipment operations.

In March 2025, over 100 experts from more than 40 countries gathered in Bilbao, Spain, for the first lead author meeting of the 2027 IPCC Methodology Report on Short-Lived Climate Forcers (SLCFs). This pivotal meeting marks a milestone towards establishing a standardized approach to measuring and managing super pollutants, such as black carbon and low-level ozone.

In the face of an escalating climate crisis, businesses and corporations hold serious power to mobilize robust climate action across all sectors of the global economy. But what is the most strategic, evidence-based way for businesses to have the greatest, positive impact? Enter the Global Heat Reduction Initiative (GHR), a pioneering effort poised to fill the critical gap in climate action by targeting super pollutants — potent, yet often overlooked, contributors to global warming.