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Accomplishments
The Methane to Markets Partnership plays an important role in promoting methane capture and use projects internationally and reducing emissions of methane globally. The U.S. Government Accomplishments in Support of the Methane to Markets Partnership summarizes the contributions of participating U.S. government agencies and highlights the projects and activities since the launch of the Partnership in November 2004.
This report was developed collaboratively by EPA, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.
2007 Report
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U.S. Government Accomplishments in Support of the Methane to Markets Partnership September 2007 full report (PDF, 24 pp, 3.0 MB)
or read individual report sections:
- Table of Contents (PDF, 1 pg, 29 KB)
- The Methane to Markets Partnership (PDF, 2 pp, 179 KB)
- U.S. Government Leadership in Reducing Methane Emissions (PDF, 4 pp, 446 KB)
- Sector Highlights (PDF, 11 pp, 471 KB)
- Agriculture Highlights (PDF, 2 pp, 99 KB)
- Coal Mining Highlights (PDF, 3 pp, 217 KB)
- Landfills Highlights (PDF, 4 pp, 186 KB)
- Oil and Natural Gas Highlights (PDF, 2 pp, 118 KB)
- Looking Forward (PDF, 1 pg, 110 KB)
Report Highlights
To date, the U.S. has:
- Provided $12.9 million to support a wide range of projects and activities. These investments, if fully implemented, will result in estimated annual emission reductions of approximately 9 million MTCO2E.
- Leveraged over $261 million in public and private sector contributions.
- Initiated direct assistance agreements for methane recovery and use project activities in Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Korea, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and Ukraine,
- Continued significant work in all four Methane to Markets sectors (agriculture, coal mines, landfills, and oil and gas).
More information about Figure 1 can be found on page 8 of the full report.
More information about Figure 2 can be found on page 8 of the full report.
Leveraged funds include financial support provided for activities by non-U.S. government entities including other national governments or Project Network members. They also include project investment through loans or other financing instruments. More information about this figure can be found on page 9 of the full report.