Accomplishments

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The Global Methane Initiative (formerly the Methane to Markets Partnership) plays an important role in promoting methane capture and use projects internationally and reducing emissions of methane globally. The 2011 U.S. Government's Global Methane Initiative Accomplishments report summarizes the contributions of participating U.S. government agencies and highlights their 2010 projects and activities.

This report was developed collaboratively by EPA, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

2011 Report

U.S. Government's Global Methane Initiative Accomplishments October 2011 full report (PDF) (36 pp, 4.7 MB)

Read individual report sections:

Table of Contents (PDF) (1 pg, 21K)
Letter from the Assistant Administrator (PDF) (1 pg, 113K)
The Global Methane Initiative (PDF) (10 pp, 1.5MB)
Sector Highlights (PDF) (75 pp, 1.2MB)
- Agriculture Highlights (PDF) (4 pp, 376K)
- Coal Mining Highlights (PDF)(4 pp, 249K)
- Landfills Highlights (PDF) (4 pp, 374K)
- Oil and Natural Gas Highlights (PDF) (3 pp, 217K)
- Municipal Wastewater (PDF) (5 pp, 187K)
Looking Forward (PDF) (2 pp, 115K)

Report Highlights

In 2010, the United States:

Pledged $50 million to ensure the success of the GMI over the next five years.
Leveraged nearly $400 million in private and public sector contributions from FY 2005 - FY 2010.
Awarded more than $4 million in competitive grant funding to applicants proposing methane reduction projects in GMI Partner Countries.
Supported GMI efforts that yielded actual annual emission reductions totaling more than 28 MMTCO₂E.

Figure 2: FY 2010 U.S. Expenditures by Type of Activity More information about Figure 2 can be found on page 7 of the full report.	Figure 3: FY 2010 U.S. Expenditures by Region More information about Figure 3 can be found on page 7 of the full report.
Figure 4: U.S. Government Funding and Leveraged Funding FY 2005-FY 2010 More information about Figure 4 can be found on page 8 of the full report.	Figure 6: Annual Methane Emission Reductions from U.S.-Supported Projects,2005-2010 More information about Figure 6 can be found on page 10 of the full report.

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