• It is an international public private partnership focused on reducing barriers to the recovery and use
of methane as a valuable energy source.
• GMI provides technical support to deploy methane to energy projects around the world that enable Partner Countries to launch methane recovery and use projects. GMI support has enabled Partner Countries to launch hundreds of methane recovery and use projects, with millions of tonnes of carbon di oxide equivalent emission reduction.
• GMI advances methane mitigation in 3 key sectors: Oil & Gas, Biogas (including agriculture, municipal solid waste, and wastewater) and Coal Mines.
• Methane emissions from Oil & Gas Sector: Methane emissions from oil and natural gas systems result from both normal operations and system disruptions. These emissions can be cost-effectively reduced by upgrading technologies or equipment, and by improving operations.
• Methane emissions from Biogas Sector: Biogas produced from the anaerobic digestion of organic
material or emitted directly from landfills can be treated to create pipeline-quality natural gas, used as
a cooking fuel, used to generate electricity, and captured on-site to provide heat and power.
• Methane emissions from Coal Mines Sector: Removing fugitive methane gas from underground coal mines and using it in profitable and practical ways can improve worker safety, enhance mine productivity, increase revenues, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Membership: GMI Partner Countries account for approximately 70% of global manmade methane
emissions. India is a member of this organisation.
• Through these efforts, GMI aims to:
a. Decreasing greenhouse gas emissions
b. Improving human health
c. Increasing worker safety
d. Improving air and water quality
e. Enhancing energy security
f. Expanding economic growth.
ABOUT METHANE
• Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Over its 12-year lifeline in the atmosphere, it traps 28 times more heat than cardon di oxide, resulting in a stronger influence
on warming.
• Methane's short atmospheric lifetime also means that reductions today can make an immediate impact to slow warming. A variety of technologies are available to capture methane and convert it to useful energy.