This webinar brings together representatives from countries participating in the Global Methane Pledge (GMP), which aims to reduce methane emissions at least 30 per cent from 2020 levels by 2030. With presentations from the National Institute of Environmental Studies of Japan, the United Kingdom Space Agency and UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), the session focuses on the use of satellite data to inform methane management and foster international cooperation.
In addition to agreeing to take voluntary actions to collectively reduce global methane emissions, participants to the Pledge commit to moving towards using the highest tier IPCC good practice inventory methodologies, as well as working to improve the accuracy, transparency, consistency, comparability and completeness of national greenhouse gas inventory reporting under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement, and to provide greater transparency in key sectors.
Meeting the GMP would reduce methane emissions to a level consistent with 1.5 degrees Celsius pathways while delivering significant benefits for human and ecosystem health, food security and our economies.
In the webinar, IMEO, a core implementing partner of the Pledge, will present how its Methane Alert and Reponse System (MARS) transforms satellite data into action. MARS is the first public global satellite detection and notification system that provides actionable data alerts on major methane emissions events around the world. The system leverages a fleet of methane-tracking satellites to put data directly into the hands of those who can use it to drive down methane emissions.
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