The Global Methane Initiative (GMI) is a voluntary, multilateral partnership that aims to reduce global methane emissions and to advance the abatement, recovery and use of methane as a valuable clean energy source. GMI achieves this by creating an international network of partner governments, private sector members, development banks, universities and non-governmental organizations in order to build capacity, develop strategies and markets, and remove barriers to project development for methane reduction in Partner Countries.

The primary focus of this website is the U.S. role in GMI and how the individual partner programs—AgSTAR, CMOP, Gas STAR, and LMOP—support the Initiative. The international Global Methane Initiative website contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on Initiative activities. Information on other EPA international programs.