Global Methane Forum Agenda

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The Global Methane Initiative (GMI) and Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) have developed a preliminary agenda for the Forum. Below is an overview of events scheduled for the full week. The detailed Forum agenda can be downloaded here: Preliminary Global Methane Forum Agenda (PDF, 16pp, 245KB).

Monday, 28 March – Optional/Side Event Day

Side events are free and open to all attendees but space is highly limited, you must sign up for these events when you register for the Forum. Once the events are full we will start a waiting list.

A description of each event can be found on the side events page.
Time Event Name and Description
09:00 – 17:00 BenMAP Training
09:30 – 12:30 1st Site Tour of the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant
13:30 – 16:30 2nd Site Tour of the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant
14:00 – 16:00 World Bank Pilot Auction Facility Overview

 

Tuesday, 29 March – Opening of the Global Methane Forum
09:00 – 10:15 Opening Plenary Session: Global Methane Mitigation Post–COP21 (click for more details)
10:45 – 12:15 Plenary Session: Finance Roundtable - Overcoming Challenges to Methane Mitigation (click for more details)
13:30 – 18:00 Sector-specific technical sessions
• Biogas (click for more details)
• Coal (click for more details)
• Oil and Gas (click for more details)
Wednesday, 30 March – Global Methane Forum (Continued)
08:15 – 09:45 Plenary Session: Policy Roundtable: Different Approaches to Methane Policies (click for more details)
10:15 – 11:15 Plenary Session: Methane Challenge Launch
11:15 – 11:30 Keynote Address
11:30 – 12:15 Plenary Session: GMI Re-Charter and New Strategic Partnership to Address Methane Globally (click for more details)
13:30 – 18:00 Sector-specific technical sessions
• Biogas (click for more details)
• Coal (click for more details)
• Oil and Gas (click for more details)
18:00 – 19:30 GMF/CCAC Networking Event — Hosted by the U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State
Thursday, 31 March – CCAC Sessions (click for more details)
Download background documents for this meeting below.
CCAC Science Policy Dialogue – Open to all attendees
08:45-09:00 Keynote Opening
09:00-10:00 Update on Latest SLCP Science
10:00-11:15 SLCP Science: Meeting Policy Needs – Panel Discussion
11:30-12:45 Breakout Groups: How Can Science Catalyze Action to Reduce SLCP and Support Policy Implementation
15:00-15:45 Reporting back from Breakout Groups
Opening CCAC 16th Working Group Meeting – Open to all attendees
15:45-16:00 Opening of CCAC WG Meeting
16:00-16:45 From Science to Fast Action – Panel Session
16:45-18:00 CCAC Partners in Action
Friday, 1 April – CCAC Working Group Meeting
09:00 – 18:00 CCAC Working Group meeting – By Invitation Only

 

CCAC Science Policy Dialogue Background Documents