SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Existing commitments could reduce methane emissions by 50% by 2030, according to International Energy Agency

Brussels, 13/03/2024 (Agence Europe)

In its latest update of the Global Methane Tracker, published on Wednesday 13 March, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reveals that implementing the current methane commitments would enable a 50% reduction in methane emissions from fossil fuels by 2030. However, implementation plans are lacking for most of these commitments.

In terms of methane emissions from the energy sector, these reached 120 million tonnes in 2023, slightly higher than in 2022. However, the new policies announced...