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Monday, March 7, 2022
Global methane emissions from the energy sector are about 70% greater than what national governments have been officially reporting, according to the latest edition of the IEA’s Global Methane Tracker, underscoring the urgent need for enhanced monitoring efforts and stronger policy action to drive down emissions.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is responsible for around 30% of the rise in global temperatures since the Industrial Revolution. Methane dissipates faster than carbon dioxide (CO2) but is a much more powerful greenhouse gas during its short lifespan, meaning that cutting methane emissions would have a rapid effect on limiting global warming.
Satellites have greatly increased our knowledge of methane emission sources, allowing us to now detect emissions that weren’t being measured by official figures. The energy sector accounts for around 40% of methane emissions from human activity, and major reductions can be achieved with known technologies, often at no additional costs, especially with today’s high energy prices.
Read the IEA’s press release, which includes comments from European Commission Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. And explore the 2022 tracker, whose expanded country-by-country data explorer now covers coal mines and bioenergy for the first time, in addition to continued detailed coverage of oil and natural gas operations.
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