Accelerating Methane Action

The Case for a Dedicated Fund

Launched at CoP26 in 2021, the Global Methane Pledge (GMP) is the first global initiative focused on reducing emissions of methane—a super-pollutant responsible for about one-third of current warming.

One of the key drivers of global action on methane has been the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), with its Scientific Assessment Programme (SAP) that developed the Global Methane Assessment, which raised global awareness and urgency around methane mitigation. Additionally, the CCAC supports countries in developing methane action plans, with a particular focus on the Global South, with projects such as methane roadmaps, emissions inventories and the integration of short-lived climate pollutants into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Now signed by 158 countries, the GMP has catalysed various initiatives, such as the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), which provides near real-term data on emissions to countries and operators, as well as the Global Methane Hub (GMH), that supports mitigation financing.