International Methane Emissions Observatory - IMEO

🆕 New methane data collaboration: IMEO is working together with the UK Space Agency and GHGSAT to strengthen our global methane monitoring systems. 🟢 Through the initiative, UKSA will provide IMEO with high-resolution satellite data, leveraging GHGSat’s monitoring capabilities and data analytics. The high accuracy and granularity ofGHGSat’s satellites will expand our ability to assess and validate emissions—and support efforts to #CutMethane across the globe. 🗣️ “With UK Space Agency support and with access to high-resolution satellite observations—from GHGSat and more than a dozen other satellites—IMEO is delivering the insights needed to accelerate and verify action on the ground,” said Meghan Demeter, IMEO Programme Management Officer. “As we expand our monitoring into new sectors, including coal and steel, this collaboration is strengthening global capacity to detect, understand and reduce methane emissions.” 👏 This news is the latest demonstration of the UK’s continued methane leadership. COP30 Brazil kicked off with a UK-led statement on a new collective effort to reduce emissions in the fossil fuel sector, as well as a joint UK-Brazil announcement of a Super Pollutant Country Action Accelerator to drive rapid pollutant reductions in developing countries. https://buff.ly/grCyP8X

🆕 Credible data is a game changer as markets like Japan and Korea demand methane transparency across LNG imports. New CLEAN report from Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) shows progress scaling emissions. 💡 The Coalition for LNG Emissions Abatement toward Net-zero (CLEAN initiative) launched two years ago to improve emissions management across the #LNG value chain supplying Japan and Korea, while enhancing energy security and growing economies. 👏 UN Environment Programme’s Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0) is proud to contribute to this effort, providing data from the partnership—which now represents 42 per cent of global production—to support transparency and #methane management in the sector. 🟢 #OGMP 2.0 measurement-based emissions reporting helps companies better understand and manage their methane—and helps importing markets and investors make decisions grounded in robust, real-world data. OGMP 2.0 reporting now covers the vast majority of Japanese (87%) and Korean (92%) LNG imports. 📈 This year’s report shows major improvement in data quality. Of the Japanese LNG supply reported through OGMP 2.0, 40% was measured at the framework’s highest levels—which demand the use of measurement data—up from 11% last year. For the Korean LNG supply, 58% was measured at the highest levels, up from 29% last year. 🔗 Explore these insights further in the new CLEAN report: https://buff.ly/USZTwHg

🟢 The 2025 Global Methane Status Report is out — taking stock of global progress to #CutMethane and what’s needed to deliver on the Global Methane Pledge. 📊 The report highlights advances in data, science and ambition since the Pledge’s launch — a clear sign of what collective action can achieve. It also makes one thing clear: the next five years will be decisive. Current commitments are projected to deliver an 8% decline in emissions — an important step forward. And critically, the report finds that a 30% reduction by 2030 remains in reach — if all available solutions are quickly deployed. 🔑 To deliver solutions at speed and scale, measurement-based data is essential. With real-world data, decision-makers can target resources where they will go the furthest and fastest, delivering critical benefits for climate, economies and public health. 🌍 Through IMEO and in collaboration with Climate & Clean Air Coalition, UN Environment Programme is strengthening the scientific foundation for action — providing reliable, transparent methane data that helps governments and companies target emissions where reductions matter most. 🤝 UNEP stands ready to support countries in turning the report’s recommendations into action — building momentum for rapid, verifiable methane reductions that benefit people and the planet. Explore more ➡️ https://buff.ly/RQ9Zob5

🟢 Global leaders are leaning in on a critical message: credible data is essential to unlock rapid methane action. Ministers, industry leaders and civil society convened in the #JapanPavilion at COP30 Brazil for the International Methane Emissions Observatory's Ministerial on how trusted methane data can accelerate climate action. Hosted by the Japan - The Government of Japan and the European Commission, the ministerial highlighted the mission of UN Environment Programme's IMEO to turn global methane ambition into action through open, reliable and actionable data. "What makes IMEO transformative?" said Martin Stefan Krause, Director of UNEP's Climate Change Division, at the event. "It's data integration approach. IMEO combines all the available sources of credible, empirical data into one trusted, global picture and makes that data and that platform available publicly." 💡 The session marked the launch of the updated Eye on Methane data platform, which provides authoritative insights on the world’s #MethaneEmissions to support governments, industry and civil society as they work to #CutMethane. The platform integrates satellite observations, company data, scientific studies and public datasets to help decision-makers identify where action matters most. The event also showcased IMEO’s collaboration with Japan-led initiatives, including the CLEAN initiative and the greenhouse gas-monitoring satellite JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's GOSAT-GW, which strengthen global capacity to monitor methane and deliver timely information for policy. "We are planning to share GOSAT-GW data through IMEO to further enhance transparency and drive corrective action for methane mitigation," said Kazumasa Nagamori, Director of the Climate Change Observation Research Strategy Office at Ministry of the Environment, Japan. "We believe strong international collaboration among scientists, industry and the finance community is the key to achieving real world emission reductions." With less than five years to go to meet the Global Methane Pledge, it's time to dramatically ramp up methane action. "We are approaching half time and we are behind. But we are not defeated," said Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing. "If we play as a team, I'm confident that we can secure victory for people and our planet." 🤝 As a core implementing partner of the Global Methane Pledge, IMEO continues to support more than 155 countries working to reduce global methane emissions by 30 per cent this decade—and ensure this global effort has the data-driven insights needed to play smarter, move faster and meet our shared goals. Check out IMEO's latest report: https://buff.ly/jk6PLel Eye on Methane data platform: https://buff.ly/vaEK7aS #COP30

🚀 The 2025 edition of UNEP’s An Eye on Methane report is now live! This year’s report takes stock of the data revolution that is accelerating #MethaneEmissions reduction on a global scale. The report maps how satellite-based alerts from the Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) are driving action, assesses progress in the #OilAndGas sector through the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (#OGMP 2.0) and details how IMEO is evolving data tools to enable progress in sectors like waste and steel. Reducing methane emissions is the fastest way to slow near-term global warming as we decarbonize. Hear insights from the speakers at the launch event: 🔹 Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Environment Programme 🔹 Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director General for Energy, European Commission 🔹 Shinichi Kihara, Director General for International Policy on Carbon Neutrality, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan 🔹 Giulia Ferrini, Head of UN Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory 📺 Watch the recording and explore the open, reliable and actionable data that empowers those who can #CutMethane: https://buff.ly/PKXm6Yz

🌍 Real-world data is powering methane momentum, unlocking transparency and enabling climate progress. The UN Environment Programme’s IMEO puts credible, empirical data at the world’s fingertips with its Eye on Methane data platform. The refreshed platform offers a clearer, faster way to explore global #MethaneEmissions — from satellite-based alerts to verified company reporting and scientific research. 💡 Providing the transparency and actionable intelligence needed to #CutMethane worldwide. 🛰️ Dive into the platform: https://lnkd.in/eAvadbMm

🟢 Cutting oil and gas methane emissions is a powerful opportunity that pays economic and climate dividends – but half of the industry hasn’t committed to the standards needed to target and track progress. At this year’s ADIPEC Exhibition and Conference – one of the world’s largest energy events – ADNOC Group, the The Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC) and UN Environment Programme's Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (#OGMP 2.0) convened industry executives to advance from methane ambition to action. 🤝 Key players from industry, finance, NGOs and intergovernmental organizations joined to explore pathways for accelerating verifiable action through OGMP 2.0, methane finance and complementary mechanisms. Participants endorsed principle-based, collaborative approaches, praised enhanced monitoring initiatives, and called for coordinated stakeholder action to accelerate methane reduction in the oil and gas sector— reinforcing the growing momentum to #CutMethane and deliver measurable climate impact. Learn more about OGMP at: ogmpartnership.com

🟢 New science from UN Environment Programme's IMEO reveals offshore oil and gas platforms in #Angola are emitting three times more #Methane than industry estimates. 🛩️ In 2022, scientists from German Aerospace Center (DLR) conducted the first-ever airborne measurements of methane and carbon dioxide from 57 West African offshore facilities — a region where platforms have long been difficult to observe due to access challenges and cloud cover that limits satellite detection. 🔴 Findings show that most #MethaneEmissions came not from flaring, as often reported, but from venting and fugitive leaks — highlighting the value of direct measurement to confirm the true source of emissions and target solutions. 💡 Older platforms in shallow waters showed higher emission intensities than newer, deep-water sites. Upgrading or replacing aging infrastructure could deliver major climate gains, as methane accounted for two-thirds of the total carbon intensity from these facilities. 📊 The study underscores why direct, measurement-based data is vital for accurate emissions assessment and targeted #mitigation. With reliable information, operators and regulators can make smarter decisions and take faster action to #CutMethane. 🤝 IMEO supports research like this to provide actionable, science-based data to those who can act — helping countries such as Angola, a Global Methane Pledge signatory, translate data into climate action. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/dcrpwFnJ Full study: https://buff.ly/17sGaLT

🟢 #Methane is making headlines at COP30 Brazil. On Friday, ministers, industry leaders and civil society will gather to discuss how data can translate ambition into action. The International Methane Emissions Observatory Ministerial, hosted by the Japan - The Government of Japan and the European Commission, will highlight data-driven solutions to reduce #MethaneEmissions — the fastest and most cost-effective way to slow the rate of climate change. 💡 Real-world methane data is essential to target methane solutions and track mitigation progress. Participants will include, in order of intervention: Kentaro Doi, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Japan Dan Jørgensen European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Julie Dabrusin, Climate Minister, Canada Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Germany Martin Stefan Krause, Director, Climate Change Division, UNEP Ruth Zugman do Coutto, Deputy Director, Climate Change Division, UNEP Shinichi Kihara, Director-General for International Policy on Carbon Neutrality, METI Japan Masataka YARITA, Director, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC)  Marcelo Mena, CEO, Global Methane Hub Ailun Yang, International Initiatives Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies Kazumasa Nagamori, Director, MoE Japan Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund Takumi Hashizume, Managing Director, MUFG Bank 📊 The event will launch the updated Eye on Methane data platform, providing open, reliable and actionable insights to help governments, companies and civil society #CutMethane. 🌍 The session will also spotlight the growing collaboration between IMEO and Japan-led efforts such as the CLEAN initiative and the GOSAT-GW satellite — advancing global methane transparency and accountability. As a core implementing partner of the Global Methane Pledge, UN Environment Programme’s IMEO provides the data foundation needed to deliver on the goal of reducing methane emissions 30% by 2030. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/dnNWgfPC #JapanPavillion