Overview of Accomplishments

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 49 Partner Countries and more than 1,000 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

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Accomplishments Video
Emission Reductions Achieved
Methane Mitigation Activities
Activities by Type

Accomplishments Video

GMI has developed a promotional video that covers some of the accomplishments over the past 20 years.

Emission 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
670
MMTCO₂e
emission reductions achieved by GMI projects through 2023, which is equivalent to

more than
11
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

55,000
people received more than

250,000
hours of training about reducing methane emissions and capturing methane for productive uses.

National Affiliations of Participants in GMI Activities in 2023

GMI Leadership Activities

Biogas Sector Activities

Coal Mines Sector Activities

Oil & Gas Sector Activities

Types of Methane Mitigation Activities

The table 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
64	Study tours/tools/models
23	Demonstration projects
19	Policy analyses
1,924	Total since 2004

Capacity Building/ Information Sharing
Fostering best practices

312	Workshops and trainings
126	Websites and other outreach efforts
438	Total since 2004

Partnership Activities
Building relationships
to foster action

292	Site visits
284	Conferences
474	Webinars, Informational Meetings, and Presentations
158	Steering Committee and Subcommittee meetings
1,208	Total since 2004