A step closer to worldwide action on methane and other climate-harming gases!
New landmark initiatives aimed at accelerating global action to cut methane and other climate-harming gases have been launched from the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (CoP30) in Brazil.
EIA’s Climate campaigners welcome the announcements, made yesterday at the Methane and Other Non-CO₂ Greenhouse Gases Summit.
EIA Climate Campaigner Kim O’Dowd said: “The announcements are a real step towards the kind of regime-building we urgently need to tackle methane.
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“The Global Methane Pledge set the direction of travel but not the tools to get us there. Halfway through its timeline, we’re now moving from ambition to architecture, building the shared rules, institutions and finance that can turn methane commitments into real, lasting action.”
The UK, Canada, France Germany, Japan, Kazakhstan and Norway endorsed a shared commitment to achieve near zero methane emissions across the fossil fuel sector.
EIA Climate Campaigner Jack Corscadden added: “Yesterday’s joint statement by governments and international organisations committing to near zero methane emissions in the fossil fuel sector is a vital step towards coordinated global action.
“It sets out concrete measures, from transparent monitoring and reporting to the creation of a new international panel on methane intensity, that can finally turn ambition into accountability. This is exactly the kind of cooperation we need to break down silos and send a clear market signal that sustained methane emissions are no longer acceptable in global energy markets.
“By bringing together both producing and importing countries around shared responsibility and mutual accountability, this statement lays the foundation for a truly global methane standard.
“EIA will continue to work with governments, industry and international institutions to help make this vision a credible and enforceable governance model.”
The summit also saw the launch of Country Programme by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), which will fund dedicated teams embedded within governments for three years, alongside targeted projects in emitting sectors.
O’Dowd added: “The launch of the new CCAC Country Programme is exactly the type of approach we need to make real progress on methane and other super pollutants. By funding teams within governments instead of short-term projects, it builds capacity where it matters. It’s the kind of shift we’ve been calling for at EIA, moving from scattered pilot projects to long-term, country-led approach that can deliver real results.”
Building on yesterday’s progress, she highlighted that the next step must be scaling up this model to reach more countries: “Supporting seven countries through this new programme is a great start, but it cannot stop there.
“If we want to cut methane and other super-pollutants at scale, we need to expand this approach. The next logical step is the creation of a dedicated fund, so that every country ready to act has the means to do so.”
