Global Methane Status Report

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The recent Global Methane Status Report 2025 warns that crop-residue burning is turning India into a global methane hotspot.

About Global Methane Status Report

• It is produced by the UN Environment Programme and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
• It provides updates on global progress on methane mitigation and the remaining work needed to achieve the Global Methane Pledge.

Key Highlights of Global Methane Status Report 2025

• Methane’s atmospheric concentrations have more than doubled since pre-industrial times. 
• The rising global emissions would contribute to almost 24,000 additional premature deaths and 2.5 Mt of crop losses annually by 2030.
• India is the world’s third-largest methane emitter.
• India’s agricultural activities alone contribute 12% of global agricultural methane emissions, among the highest shares worldwide.
• If countries fully implement their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Methane Action Plans, emissions could fall by eight% by 2030.
• The report underscores that 72% of global methane mitigation potential lies in G20+ countries, which emit 65% of global anthropogenic methane.

What is Methane?

• Methane (CH4) is a hydrocarbon that is a primary component of natural gas.
• It is a colorless odorless gas, flammable water insoluble gas.
• It is also known as marsh gas or methyl hydride.
• It is responsible for approximately a third of the warming we are experiencing these days.

Source: DTE

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