A Call to Action on Methane: an international dialogue hosted by the GMI 3 June, 2021 10:00 - 12:30 (New York) Virtual Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Image [media_placeholder] Breadcrumb Home Events & Meetings A Call To Action On Methane: An International Dialogue Hosted By The GMI This GMI event aims to raise international awareness of critical need to reduce methane and highlight opportunities for action to reduce emissions. Preliminary Agenda Welcome and Introductions Jonathan Wilkinson, Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change (invited) Helen Ryan, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Chair, GMI Steering Committee Keynote address Michael S. Regan, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (invited) Methane Mitigation Policy to Achieve Climate Goals Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (invited) Global Trends in the Energy Sector: Impact on Methane Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (confirmed) Opportunity for Global Action on Methane: International Decade of Methane Management Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund (confirmed) Importance of Action on Methane Drew Shindell, Chair, Scientific Advisory Panel of the Climate & Clean Air Coalition and Professor of Climate Sciences, Duke University (confirmed) Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions Industry Panel Discussion and Moderated Question & Answer Moderator: Drew Shindell, Chair, Scientific Advisory Panel of the Climate & Clean Air Coalition and Professor of Climate Sciences, Duke University (confirmed Vicki Hollub, President and Chief Executive Officer, Occidental Petroleum (confirmed) David Newman, President, World Biogas Association (confirmed) Demetrios Papathanasiou, Global Director, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, The World Bank (invited) Tags Pollutants (SLCPs) Methane Event contact CCAC Secretariat [email protected] Organizers Global Methane Initiative (GMI) Add to Calendar Google Yahoo! Outlook.com Office.com iCal / MS Outlook