Accomplishments

Image: US. Government Accomplishments, October 2009 The Methane to Markets Partnership plays an important role in promoting methane capture and use projects internationally and reducing emissions of methane globally. The U.S. Government Accomplishments in Support of the Methane to Markets Partnership summarizes the contributions of participating U.S. government agencies and highlights the projects and activities since the launch of the Partnership in November 2004.

This report was developed collaboratively by EPA, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

2009 Report

U.S. Government Accomplishments in Support of the Methane to Markets Partnership October 2009 full report (PDF) (26 pp, 3.4 MB)

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, available as a free download, to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Acrobat Reader.

or read individual report sections:

Table of Contents (PDF) (1 pg, 29K)
The Methane to Markets Partnership (PDF) (7 pp, 814K)
U.S. Government Leadership in Reducing Methane Emissions (PDF) (4 pp, 313K)
Sector Highlights (10 pp, 391K)
- Agriculture Highlights (PDF) (2 pp, 109K)
- Coal Mining Highlights (PDF)(3 pp, 156K)
- Landfills Highlights (PDF) (3 pp, 157K)
- Oil and Natural Gas Highlights (PDF) (2 pp, 102K)
Looking Forward (PDF) (1 pg, 86K)

Report Highlights

To date, the United States has:

Provided $10.4 million in support in fiscal year (FY) 2008, bringing the total U.S. financial commitment to approximately $40 million on a range of projects since the Partnership's inception. When fully implemented, these projects will deliver estimated annual emission reductions of approximately 61 MMTCO₂E.
Leveraged approximately $278 million in private and public sector contributions from FY 2005 - FY 2008.
Initiated direct assistance agreements for methane recovery and use projects in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Thailand, and Ukraine.
Continued significant work on projects, which are already delivering reductions of 26.7 MMTCO₂E, in all four Methane to Markets sectors (agriculture, coal mines, landfills, and oil and gas).

Annual Reduction of Methane Emissions From U.S.-Supported Projects, 2005-2008
More information about Figure 3 can be found on page 10 of the full report.