The Methane to Markets Partnership is now the Global Methane Initiative!
On 1 October 2010 thirty-eight governments, the European Commission, the Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank launched the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) to urge stronger international action to fight climate change while developing clean energy and stronger economies.
GMI builds on the existing structure and success of the Methane to Markets Partnership to reduce emissions of methane, while enhancing and expanding these efforts and encouraging new resource commitments from country partners.
We are currently transitioning the website and our outreach materials to GMI. Please visit this website often for the most up-to-date information!
For more details please visit our GMI Information Page.
- In December 2011, energie-pflanzen published an article (PDF, 1 pp., 118 KB) on GMI Partnership-Wide meeting.
- Methane International, November 2011 edition, now available
- U.S. EPA issues a major Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund projects and activities that advance methane abatement, recovery and use as a clean energy source
- The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) signs MOU with USEPA to support landfill activities under the Global Methane Initiative (PDF, 6 pp, 86 KB)
- New UNEP/WMO Report Discusses Role of Methane as Ozone Precursor (and important short lived climate forcer)
- 5th Annual U.S. Government's Methane to Markets Partnership Accomplishments Report Published
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United Kingdom
Hello and Welcome
• Global Initiative Partner since 2004
• Estimated Global Methane Emissions in 2005: 46.23 MMTCO2E
• United Kingdom Summary of Activities in Initiative Accomplishments Report (PDF, 52 pp, 2.6MB)
The United Kingdom is a Global Methane Initiative charter member with projects in all four Global Methane Initiative sectors. Its efforts in the coal mine and agriculture sectors include a domestic anaerobic digestion implementation plan and technical support to facilitate coal mine methane project development in Russia and China. In the landfill sector, innovative financial instruments and a strong regulatory framework are achieving significant methane reductions while generating generating substantial amounts of power: the 11 largest sites each have between 8 megawatts and 20 megawatts installed. The United Kingdom is an active member of three subcommittees (Coal Mines, Landfills, and Oil and Gas), and a member of the Steering Committee.
ICECAP Ltd.
Established in 2003, ICECAP Ltd provides clients with comprehensive carbon credit solutions. In 2010, ICECAP was a Silver Sponsor for the GMI Expo in New Delhi, India.
