The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on October 31, 2021 launched the International Methane Emissions Observatory 2021 Report.
- The report describes how state actors can take action to curb methane emissions from the fossil fuel industry, and what progress has been made as part of the decarbonization process, particularly in the energy sector.
- Launched at the G20 Summit, the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) is a data-driven, action-focused initiative by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) with support from the European Commission to catalyse dramatic reduction of methane emissions, starting with the energy sector.
- IMEO will collect and integrate diverse methane emissions data streams to establish a global public record of empirically verified methane emissions at an unprecedented level of accuracy and granularity.
About Methane Emissions
- Methane (CH4), the primary component of natural gas, is responsible for more than 25 per cent of the warming we are experiencing today. (EDF)
- Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, with a Global Warming Potential more than 80 times greater than that of carbon dioxide (CO2) during the 20 years after it is released into the atmosphere. (EDF)
- Methane is responsible for around half of the growth in tropospheric ozone formation, which is a potent local air. (UNEP)
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