The Global Methane Initiative (GMI) is an international public-private partnership focused on reducing barriers to the recovery and use of methane as a valuable energy source. GMI’s Partner Countries and Project Network members exchange information and technical resources to advance methane mitigation in three key sectors: Oil & Gas, Biogas, and Coal Mines.
GMI aims to:
- Achieve economic, environmental, and public health benefits of methane emission reductions
- Advance the capture and beneficial use of all methane emissions globally
Emissions Reductions
Data are compiled from GMI’s database of project activities. These data represent the best available yet conservative estimates of emission reductions, including actual emission reductions from projects supported by GMI and potential emission reductions from other projects identified through GMI activities. Carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) are based on methane having a global warming potential 28 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period.
Approximately
689
MMTCO2e
emission reductions achieved by GMI projects through 2024, which is equivalent to
more than
11.4
BILLION
tree seedlings grown for 10 years*
Methane Mitigation Activities
GMI provides technical and outreach support for a variety of methane mitigation activities around the world. These activities include technical assessments of emission reduction opportunities, information sharing and capacity building on methane emissions management, and GMI partnership-related activities such as in-person and virtual meetings and workshops.
Through GMI since 2004,
more than
58,000
people received more than
255,000
hours of training about reducing methane emissions and capturing methane for productive uses.
National Affiliations of Participants in GMI Activities in 2024
GMI Leadership Activities
Biogas Sector Activities
Coal Mines Sector Activities
Oil & Gas Sector Activities
Types of Methane Mitigation Activities
The tables below presents a breakdown of the types of activities supported by GMI since 2004, grouped into three categories.
Assessments
Identifying opportunities for emissions reductions
| 1,648 | Measurement studies/ Prefeasibility studies |
| 170 | Publications/reports |
| 81 | Study tours/tools/models |
| 23 | Demonstration projects |
| 19 | Policy analyses |
| 1,941 | Total since 2004 |
Capacity Building/
Information Sharing
Fostering best practices
| 332 | Workshops and trainings |
| 139 | Websites and other outreach efforts |
| 471 | Total since 2004 |
Partnership Activities
Building relationships
to foster action
| 292 | Site visits |
| 287 | Conferences |
| 523 | Webinars, Informational Meetings, and Presentations |
| 163 | Steering Committee and Subcommittee meetings |
| 1,265 | Total since 2004 |