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International Activities
EPA is involved in a variety of international activities to better understand and quantify global methane emissions, assess the costs and benefits of emission reduction options, and to facilitate cost-effective, emission reduction opportunities. In addition, EPA is leading the United States commitment to the Global Methane Initiative.
To find out more about international opportunities for methane recovery and use, please visit the international Global Methane Initiative website at http://www.globalmethane.org/. 
Other Methane Reduction Activities
Since 1993, EPA has been working collaboratively with industry through a series of voluntary programs to reduce US methane emissions. Building from these programs, EPA has also implemented activities to reduce emissions in key countries around the world.
International Analyses
Methane plays an important role in efforts to address global climate change due to its high global warming potential and the availability of cost-effective emission reduction opportunities. As a result, EPA collects and develops data on historical and projected international emissions of methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases and assesses the costs of reducing these emissions. For more information please visit our International Analyses page.