The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced that the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) will receive $11 million from the Global Methane Hub and other sources to help countries achieve the Global Methane Pledge (GMP), an international commitment to reduce by 2030 man-made methane emissions by at least 30 percent from 2020 levels.

CCAC, a UNEP-hosted coalition of 71 countries and 78 non-state partners, played a critical role in shaping the GMP, which has been signed by 111 countries whose combined emissions represent 50 percent of man-made methane produced annually, according to UNEP. The Global Methane Hub is a global alliance formed in 2021 by more than 20 philanthropies—with pledges now totaling $340 million—to fund GMP efforts. The funding will enable CCAC to serve as a core implementing partner of the GMP.

“Methane mitigation has become increasingly urgent, and we have witnessed its contribution to current warming,” said Global Methane Hub CEO and former Chilean minister of the environment Marcelo Mena. “The Global Methane Hub will support countries that want to meet the pledge and those that want to go beyond.”

“We have the opportunity to increase the pace and scale of action commensurate with the climate emergency and the pollution crises,” said Martina Otto, head of the CCAC secretariat. “Action to reduce short-lived climate pollutants is one of our best bets to reduce air pollution this decade and avoid climate tipping points.”

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