Global Methane Pledge Ministerial calls for accelerated implementation and stronger investment

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The Global Methane Pledge Ministerial, Co-Convened by Canada and the European Commission, brought together international partners and private-sector representatives to assess progress and identify priorities for the next phase of action. While the Pledge has helped bring methane higher on the global climate agenda and strengthened commitments across sectors, participants highlighted a substantial gap between ambition and delivery. Current commitments are projected to achieve only around 10–11% of the reductions needed to meet the Pledge’s target of reducing global methane emissions by at least 30% below 2020 levels by 2030. Ministers stressed that the solutions and technologies to cut emissions are already available, and called for stronger implementation, more effective policies, improved measurement and transparency, and greater mobilization of public and private finance.

Country interventions emphasized action across the energy, agriculture and waste sectors. Examples included efforts to reduce methane from oil and gas operations, improve leak detection and repair, expand biogas recovery, divert organic waste from landfills, and promote lower-emission livestock and rice production. Brazil highlighted its new sectoral plan for solid waste and urban effluents, including targets for organic waste treatment and the involvement of waste-picker cooperatives. Other countries described work to strengthen regulatory frameworks, establish dedicated institutional capacity for super pollutant action, and develop national methane reduction roadmaps. A recurring message, particularly from developing countries, was the need for accessible climate finance, technical assistance, technology transfer and support to turn mitigation opportunities into bankable projects.

The discussion also underscored the role of markets and private-sector investment in accelerating reductions. Speakers highlighted opportunities to use improved monitoring, satellite data and AI to identify emissions, while demonstrating how established technologies and industry collaboration can deliver measurable results in energy and agriculture. There were calls to strengthen cooperation between producer and consumer countries and develop markets that recognize and reward lower-methane production.

Read the 2026 GMP Ministerial Declaration.