Partner Countries
The Global Methane Initiative includes countries with large sources of methane and/or special expertise and interest in developing methane projects. Founding partner countries account for approximately 60 percent of global methane emissions from the targeted sources.
All Partners are encouraged to develop GMI Partner Action Plans. The goal of these plans is to articulate the overall vision for a Partner's participation in GMI, outline key country activities and priorities, and provide a mechanism to advance cooperation among Partners by identifying needs and opportunities. The GMI Steering Committee approved GMI Partner Action Plan guidance (PDF, 6 pp, 136 KB) at the October 2011 Krakow meeting and asks that Partners submit their plans to the Administrative Support Group for posting in advance of the planned Methane Expo 2013.
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United Kingdom
Hello and Welcome
• Global Initiative Partner since 2004
• Estimated Global Methane Emissions in 2005: 46.23 MMTCO2E
• United Kingdom Summary of Activities in Initiative Accomplishments Report (PDF, 52 pp, 2.6MB)
The United Kingdom is a Global Methane Initiative charter member with projects in all four Global Methane Initiative sectors. Its efforts in the coal mine and agriculture sectors include a domestic anaerobic digestion implementation plan and technical support to facilitate coal mine methane project development in Russia and China. In the landfill sector, innovative financial instruments and a strong regulatory framework are achieving significant methane reductions while generating generating substantial amounts of power: the 11 largest sites each have between 8 megawatts and 20 megawatts installed. The United Kingdom is an active member of three subcommittees (Coal Mines, Landfills, and Oil and Gas), and a member of the Steering Committee.
Carbon Trade Ltd.
Carbon Trade Ltd., an active Global Methane Initiative Project Network member, is a consultant and project developer with more than 16 years of experience.
