When the Coalition was created in 2012 by 6 countries, the goal was clear: to accelerate fast, practical action on super pollutants at a time when these issues were largely overlooked. Since then, the CCAC has evolved from a small coalition into a global community of more than 200 countries, international organizations, and civil society partners, united by trust, scientific rigor, and a shared commitment to cooperation across sectors.

Over more than a decade, this partnership has steadily moved super pollutants from the margins of climate policy into the center of global attention. The CCAC’s science-to-policy model has helped shape national planning, inform investment priorities, and guide action across agriculture, waste, energy, cooling, transport, and cities. This past year made that shift especially clear. Super pollutants featured prominently in major political discussions, with the G20 elevating air quality as a shared priority and the G7 identifying methane reductions as a central pillar of near-term climate action. Super pollutants are now firmly part of global climate and development conversations; a level of visibility that has helped set the stage for the decisive progress achieved in 2025.

This year, the Coalition released the Global Methane Status Report. It offers the most authoritative view to date of methane emissions, policy progress, and available solutions. Coming five years before the 2030 target year, it is designed to sustain focus, improve accountability, and anchor implementation across all major emitting sectors. New AQMx guidance released this year further supports countries by helping them integrate air quality management and climate mitigation into a single, coherent approach. This is increasingly important as governments seek solutions that deliver multiple benefits at once, improving public health while reducing emissions and strengthening national development priorities. The CCAC Annual Meeting in Brasília, held in March, added to this trajectory.  

The momentum behind this agenda was unmistakable at COP30 in Belém. Under Brazil and the UK’s leadership as CCAC Co-Chairs, super pollutants featured prominently, with progress made on food systems, waste, energy, cooling, finance, and city action. The Methane and Other Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Summit, co-hosted by Brazil, China, and the United Kingdom, brought leaders together specifically to advance concrete solutions. This marked an important signal of how central super pollutant action has become to global climate efforts.

The major announcements in Belém illustrated the strength of long-standing CCAC collaboration. The launch of the Super Pollutant Country Action Accelerator creates a new mechanism to help countries move from commitment to implementation by strengthening institutions, adopting policies and regulations, and developing investment-ready pipelines. Drawing inspiration from the Montreal Protocol’s model for sustained, country-driven delivery, the Accelerator now requires the rapid mobilization of $150 million USD to support at least 30 countries by 2030 and unlock real, measurable progress this decade. This momentum was reinforced by the launch of the CCAC Farmers’ Initiative for Resilient and Sustainable Transformations, or FIRST, a coordinated effort to accelerate agricultural methane solutions across livestock and rice systems, alongside the United Kingdom’s Belém Declaration on Fertilisers, which commits to enhance nutrient efficiency and cleaner fertilizer production. Complementing these efforts, the No Organic Waste initiative (NOW!) will support countries working to reduce organic waste methane as part of broader national strategies. A United Kingdom led fossil fuel methane statement further advanced alignment on standards, transparency, and methane intensity.

Taken together, these milestones show how far this agenda has come. Thirteen years after its founding, the CCAC’s mission to reduce super pollutants for climate, health, and development benefits is now firmly embedded in the global response. The conversation has changed. The tools exist. The political alignment is growing. And the next phase must be defined by implementation.

Looking to 2026 and beyond, our priority is to help countries deliver. This means supporting robust national strategies, mobilizing finance at scale, accelerating access to proven technologies, and ensuring that the solutions showcased at COP30 reach the communities where they can have the greatest impact.

We extend our deep gratitude to all partners for their commitment, expertise, and collaboration. Together, we have built the foundation for transformative action. An upcoming economic assessment, scheduled for release in June next year, will further strengthen this work by identifying the most cost-effective pathways for countries to reduce super pollutants while advancing development goals. Now, we must turn the foundation we have built into measurable results.