Methane mitigation is a critical component of global climate action, requiring comprehensive strategies across key emitting sectors. To support methane mitigation efforts, the Center for Global Sustainability will release the Global Methane Mitigation Technologies Database in the upcoming months. This database will compile an extensive compendium of technologies and strategies aimed at reducing methane emissions across three major sources: energy (coal mining, oil, and gas), agriculture (rice cultivation, enteric fermentation, and manure management), and waste (landfills and wastewater).
This database will be built through a rigorous combination of AI-powered techniques and manual data collection, ensuring both efficiency and accuracy. The methodology includes an extensive and systematic review of studies, including academic research, policy reports, and industry publications to identify and categorize methane reduction strategies.
“As the world seeks to limit global temperature rise and achieve net-zero emissions, addressing methane emissions remains a pivotal step in climate action,” said project lead Mengye Zhu, Assistant Research Professor and CGS China Program Co-Director. “By addressing existing data gaps in methane mitigation strategies, this database will offer researchers, policymakers, and the public access to a comprehensive, open inventory of methane mitigation technologies. This resource will enhance understanding of practical solutions and support future research and policy development.”
The database will include essential details for each technology or strategy, covering the technology name and description, techno-economic information (if available), regions and countries where it has been implemented, an overview of the mitigation approach, references to data sources, reduction efficiency, abatement cost, applicability and implementation regions, technology maturity, as well as environmental and socioeconomic co-benefits.
Recognizing the dynamic nature of methane mitigation advancements, CGS will continuously update the database to incorporate new findings, technologies, and best practices after its publication. CGS will share this resource with key stakeholders to support researchers, policymakers, and key industrial players to identify effective solutions for reducing methane emissions worldwide.
Stay tuned for the launch of the Global Methane Mitigation Technologies Database in the coming months. Database contributors include Mengye Zhu, Guangxiao Hu, Xinzhao Cheng, Yingtong Li, Sayantan Sahu, Ishaan Kalra, Anuj Sharma, Anom Dule, Sindhuja Vaddeboina, and Harshit Singh.
The development of this database supports CGS’s ongoing research into methane mitigation. Under the China Program, CGS conducts research on methane mitigation and actively engages with policy communities through multi-institutional collaboration globally. Learn more about the CGS China Program here.
