Methane Challenge Partnership (2016 – 2024)
EPA launched the Methane Challenge Partnership in 2016. Throughout the course of this partnership, EPA collaborated with over 70 oil and gas companies across all industry segments to increase awareness of key methane emission sources and innovative mitigation technologies and approaches. Methane Challenge Partners established themselves as industry leaders by committing to ambitious, quantifiable emissions reductions and unprecedented transparency in tracking their progress towards those goals.
Methane Challenge Partners achieved a new standard for transparency and reduced methane emissions by more than 20 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e). Our Partners’ collective efforts demonstrated that oil and natural gas operators can cost-effectively reduce their methane emissions, contributing to a cleaner and more sustainable future. To learn more about these accomplishments or download the full Methane Challenge dataset, including the sixth and final Methane Challenge Report for Calendar Year 2022 data (Reporting Season 2023), please visit the Accomplishments page.
EPA has sunset the Methane Challenge Partnership as of the end of the 2024.