Global Methane Pledge remains off track despite improvements
Methane emissions are still expected to increase by 5% between 2020 and 2030.
The forecast for 2030 methane emissions is now lower than before thanks to national policies, sector regulations and market shifts – but emissions are still rising too much to meet the Global Methane Pledge.
The latest Global Methane Status Report, launched by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) this week at COP30, projects that methane emissions will increase by 5% between 2020 and 2030 – instead of decreasing by 30% as per the Global Methane Pledge.
