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Methane Resources is a platform that helps governments, businesses, NGOs, and others seize a vital climate opportunity by addressing methane emissions.
Methane is a short-lived but powerful greenhouse gas, 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over 20 years. This gas accounts for about 30% of current warming.
Because methane lives in the atmosphere for a short time, actions taken today can rapidly slow the warming of our planet. In conjunction with decarbonization, methane reduction presents a critical opportunity to keep Earth from crossing the 1.5-degree guardrail, after which catastrophic feedback loops become far more likely.
For humans, methane represents wasted energy. As a result, significant economic benefits can be achieved by refining systems that generate methane.
The Methane Frameworks are guides that help city, state, and national governments to create jobs, improve community health, and reach their climate goals by cutting methane emissions. Browse the Frameworks by sector below.
32 TO 40 PERCENT OF HUMAN METHANE EMISSIONS
Methane from the agricultural sector derives mainly from livestock and rice cultivation. Agricultural methane solutions often make food production more efficient and profitable. Go to Ag Resources
20 TO 25 PERCENT OF HUMAN METHANE EMISSIONS
In the oil and gas sector, methane can be released by the extraction, transmission, and distribution of fuel. Methane that is retained or captured can be used to generate energy. Go to Oil/Gas Resources
14 TO 20 PERCENT OF HUMAN METHANE EMISSIONS
Landfills and wastewater systems produce methane through the decomposition of discarded organics. Waste sector methane can be prevented through composting, captured for fuel, or eliminated using low-cost passive systems.
Go to Waste Resources
10 TO 15 PERCENT OF HUMAN METHANE EMISSIONS
Coal sector methane is vented to reduce safety risks and is released from active and abandoned mines. With the appropriate infrastructure, this methane can be captured and sold as fuel. Go to Coal Resources
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