Global Methane Status Report, 2025:
The recent Global Methane Status Report 2025 warns that crop-residue burning is turning India into a global methane hotspot.
- It is produced by the UN Environment Programme and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
- It provides updates on global progress on methane mitigation and the remaining work needed to achieve the Global Methane Pledge.
Key Highlights of Global Methane Status Report 2025:
- Methane’s atmospheric concentrations have more than doubled since pre-industrial times.
- The rising global emissions would contribute to almost 24,000 additional premature deaths and 2.5 Mt of crop losses annually by 2030.
- India is the world’s third-largest methane emitter.
- India’s agricultural activities alone contribute 12% of global agricultural methane emissions, among the highest shares worldwide.
- If countries fully implement their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Methane Action Plans, emissions could fall by eight% by 2030.
- The report underscores that 72% of global methane mitigation potential lies in G20+ countries, which emit 65% of global anthropogenic methane.
Methane:
- Methane (CH4) is a hydrocarbon that is a primary component of natural gas.
- It is a colorless odorless gas, flammable water insoluble gas.
