{"id":350488,"date":"2025-11-22T15:07:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=350488"},"modified":"2025-11-22T15:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:37:30","slug":"global-methane-status-report-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-methane-status-report-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Methane Status Report 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Global Methane Status Report was released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) at COP30 in Belem.<\/p>\n<h2>About Global Methane Status Report 2025<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ccacoalition.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/resource_thumbnail\/public\/2025-11\/1_4.jpg.webp?resize=210%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Global Methane Status Report 2025\" width=\"210\" height=\"295\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CCAC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The report provides updates on<strong> global progress on methane mitigation and the remaining work needed<\/strong> to achieve the\u202fGlobal Methane Pledge, as well as the potential for further ambition.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Released by:<\/strong> It is released by the <\/span><b>UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Finding of the report related to India:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>India as a Hotspot:<\/strong> India has emerged as a <strong>global hotspot for methane emissions<\/strong> due to <strong>crop-residue (stubble) burning<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Global Rank:<\/strong> India is the <strong>world\u2019s third-largest methane emitter<\/strong> after <strong>China and the United States<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">India is responsible for <strong>nearly 9% of global methane emissions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Major Sources:<\/strong> India\u2019s main methane <strong>sources<\/strong> are <strong>livestock<\/strong> (enteric fermentation and manure) and <strong>rice cultivation<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Crop-residue burning<\/strong> is becoming a major and fast-growing methane hotspot in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Waste Management Issues:<\/strong> India faces waste-management challenges that significantly increase methane emissions.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Methane emissions from waste burning in India <strong>rose from 4.5 Mt in 1995 to 7.4 Mt in 2020 &#8211; a 64% increase.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Agriculture Emissions (2020):<\/strong> India generated <strong>about 20 Mt of methane<\/strong> from <strong>agriculture<\/strong> in <strong>2020, <\/strong>representing <strong>12% of global agricultural methane emissions<\/strong>, one of the highest shares worldwide.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Methane emissions from <strong>rice cultivation<\/strong> in India are projected to <strong>rise by 8%<\/strong> between 2020 and 2030.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Energy Sector Emissions (2020):<\/strong> India produced around <strong>4.5 Mt of methane<\/strong> from the energy sector in 2020.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Loopholes:<\/strong> India\u2019s Nationally Determined Contributions (<strong>NDCs<\/strong>) <strong>do not outline actions to reduce methane<\/strong> from agriculture.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">India\u2019s national statement at <strong>COP30<\/strong> made <strong>no mention<\/strong> of methane, despite rising emissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Suggestions:<\/strong> Experts emphasize that <strong>controlling stubble burning<\/strong> would reduce methane and harmful particulate pollution simultaneously.\n<ul>\n<li>Experts call for a <strong>focused programme<\/strong> across affected states to address both climate and air-pollution impacts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Findings in the Global Context<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Global Methane Levels:<\/strong> Global methane emissions currently total about <strong>360 million tonnes per<\/strong> <strong>year<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>G20 Contribution:<\/strong> The <strong>G20 group<\/strong>, including India, is responsible for about <strong>65%<\/strong> of global methane emissions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Waste Burning Trend:<\/strong> Global methane emissions from waste burning increased from <strong>56 Mt in 1995 to 80 Mt in 2020 &#8211; a 43% rise.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Future Outlook:<\/strong> Despite rising methane levels, the report suggests emissions <strong>could start to decline by 2030<\/strong> with strong action.\n<ul>\n<li>Reducing methane is highlighted as <strong>one of the most immediate and effective steps<\/strong> to slow the climate crisis.<\/li>\n<li>The report also <strong>identifies 11 active global programmes<\/strong> aimed at reducing methane emissions.<\/li>\n<li>Cutting methane emissions also helps <strong>reduce crop losses, supporting agricultural productivity and food security<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Global Methane Status Report was released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) at COP30 in Belem. About Global Methane Status Report 2025 The report provides updates on global progress on methane mitigation and the remaining work needed to achieve the\u202fGlobal Methane Pledge, as well as the potential for further ambition.\u00a0 Released by: It&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-methane-status-report-2025\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Global Methane Status Report 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,1305,12039,12056],"tags":[11872,10504],"class_list":["post-350488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-index-reports-bodies","category-knolls","category-knolls-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-down-to-earth","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350488\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}