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Accomplishments
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The Methane to Markets Partnership plays an important role in promoting methane capture and use projects internationally and reducing emissions of methane globally. The 2010 U.S. Government's Methane to Markets Partnership Accomplishments in Support of the Methane to Markets Partnership summarizes the contributions of participating U.S. government agencies and highlights their 2009 projects and activities.
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.
2010 Report
U.S. Government's Methane to Markets Partnership Accomplishments November 2010 full report (PDF) (32 pp, 3.9 MB)
Read individual report sections:
- Table of Contents (PDF) (1 pg, 20K)
- Letter from the Assistant Administrator (PDF) (1 pg, 30K)
- The Methane to Markets Partnership (PDF) (9 pp, 1.9MB)
- Sector Highlights (15 pp, 784K)
- Agriculture Highlights (PDF) (4 pp, 224K)
- Coal Mining Highlights (PDF)(4 pp, 277K)
- Landfills Highlights (PDF) (4 pp, 265K)
- Oil and Natural Gas Highlights (PDF) (3 pp, 173K)
- Looking Forward (PDF) (3 pp, 153K)
Report Highlights
The United States:
- Provided $10.5 million in fiscal year (FY) 2009. Since the Partnership's inception in November 2004, the United States has committed approximately $50.5 million to support a range of projects. When fully implemented, these projects will deliver estimated annual emission reductions of approximately 61 MMTCO2E.
- Leveraged approximately $387 million in private and public sector contributions from FY 2005 - FY 2009.
- Is supporting cooperative agreements for methane capture and use projects in multiple Partner Countries. In 2010, during the fourth Methane to Markets $5 million grant solicitation, EPA received 115 proposals for work in 23 different countries. When awarded, these projects will contribute to the more than 300 Partnership methane emission reduction projects in 18 Partner Countries around the world.
More information about Figure 6 can be found on page 7 of the full report.
More information about Figure 4 can be found on page 7 of the full report.
More information about Figure 5 can be found on page 7 of the full report.
More information about Figure 6 can be found on page 8 of the full report.
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