Reports, Case Studies & Assessments Global Methane Assessment (full report) Published 2021 Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Download Download 2021_Global-Methane_Assessment_full.pdf en Added on: 06 May, 2021 Breadcrumb Home Resource Library Global Methane Assessment (full Report) The Global Methane Assessment shows that human-caused methane emissions can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade. Such reductions would avoid nearly 0.3°C of global warming by 2045 and would be consistent with keeping the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (1.5˚C) within reach. The assessment, for the first time, integrates the climate and air pollution costs and benefits from methane mitigation. Because methane is a key ingredient in the formation of ground-level ozone (smog), a powerful climate forcer and dangerous air pollutant, a 45 per cent reduction would prevent 260 000 premature deaths, 775 000 asthma-related hospital visits, 73 billion hours of lost labour from extreme heat, and 25 million tonnes of crop losses annually. Authors Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Tags Themes Agriculture Emissions assessments Fossil fuels Waste Pollutants (SLCPs) Methane Tropospheric ozone Related partners Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Related projects Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions