Revision as of 11:20, 15 March 2017

General

Name of initiative	Global Methane Initiative
LPAA initiative	No
NAZCA Initiative	No
Website address	http://www.globalmethane.org/gmi
Related initiatives
Starting year	2010
End year
Secretariat	Global Methane Initiative, Administrative Support Group (ASG) in Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) in the US, phone: 1 202-343-9683, e-mail: asg@globalmethane.org
Organisational structure	The Administrative Support Group (ASG) currently hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, serves as the principal Initiative coordinator and provides the following support:
Geographical coverage	Global, North America, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and The Caribbean, Africa, Western Europe, Eastern Europe
Name of lead organisation	Global Methane Initiative, Administrative Support Group (ASG) in Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) in the US
Type of lead organisation	Network/Consortium/Partnership
Location/Nationality of lead organisation	United States of America

Description

Description	GMI is a multilateral initiative that unites public- and private-sector interests to advance the recovery and use of methane as a clean energy source. GMI builds on the existing structure and success of the Methane to Markets Partnership.
Objectives	Reduce global methane emissions and to advance the abatement, recovery and use of methane as a valuable clean energy source.
Activities	Creating an international network of partner governments, private sector members, development banks, universities and non-governmental organizations in order to build capacity, develop strategies and markets, and remove barriers to project development for methane reduction in Partner Countries. The Administrative Support Group (ASG) 1) Organizes Initiative meetings and events, 2) Processes membership requests, 3) Acts as an information clearinghouse, 4) Develops general outreach materials and the Web site, 5) Facilitates communication among the committees and the Project Network.
One or two success stories achieved

Monitoring and Impacts

Function of initiative	Technical dialogue, Political dialogue
Activity of initiative	Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Awareness raising and outreach, Knowledge production and innovation
Indicators
Goals
Comments on indicators and goals
How will goals be achieved
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
Progress towards the goals
How are you tracking progress of your initiative
Available reporting

Participants

Participants

Number

Names

Members

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Companies

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Business organisations

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Research and educational organisations

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Non-governmental organisations

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National states

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Governmental actors

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Regional / state / county actors

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City / municipal actors

0

Intergovernmental organisations

0

Financial Institutions

0

Faith based organisations

0

Other members

0

Supporting partners

0

Number of members in the years

Have only national states as participators

No

Theme

Transport	Agriculture	Forestry	Business	Financial institutions	Buildings	Industry	Waste	Cities and subnational governments	Short Term Pollutants	International maritime transport	Energy Supply	Fluorinated gases	Energy efficiency	Renewable energy	Supply chain emission reductions	Adaptation	Other	Resilience	Innovation	Energy Access and Efficiency	Private Finance
No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No

Last update: 8 April 2022 12:22:25

Not only have national states as participators

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 |Secretariat=Global Methane Initiative, Administrative Support Group (ASG) in Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) in the US, phone: 1 202-343-9683, e-mail: asg@globalmethane.org
 |Organisational structure=The Administrative Support Group (ASG) currently hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, serves as the principal Initiative coordinator and provides the following support:
-|Geographical coverage=Global,North America,Asia and the Pacific,Latin America and The Caribbean,Africa,Western Europe,Eastern Europe,
+|Geographical coverage=Global,North America,Asia and the Pacific,Latin America and The Caribbean,Africa,Western Europe,Eastern Europe
-|Type of initiative=Implementation,Political dialogue,
+|Type of initiative=Technical dialogue
-|Secondary functions=Knowledge dissemination and exchange / Information and Networking (e.g. output databases / workshops / conference),
+|Primary function=Knowledge dissemination and exchange / Information and Networking (e.g. output databases / workshops / conference)
+|Secondary functions=Knowledge production and innovation including research and development (e.g. output of research paper or database),Campaigning and awareness raising (e.g. output advocacy or awareness raising publication),Partnership and voluntary agreements,Measurement Reporting and Verification (MRV)
 |Name of lead organisation=Global Methane Initiative, Administrative Support Group (ASG) in Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) in the US
 |Type of lead organisation=Network/Consortium/Partnership
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 http://www.globalmethane.org/project-network/pnmSearch.aspx
 |Governmental bodies/agencies=Albania, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, European Commission, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.
+|Have only national states as participators=No
+|Related initiatives=
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