Reports, Case Studies & Assessments Global Methane Assessment (summary for decision makers) Published 2021 Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Download Download 2021_Global-Methane-Assessment_summary.pdf en Added on: 06 May, 2021 Breadcrumb Home Resource Library Global Methane Assessment (summary For Decision Makers) Reducing human-caused methane emissions is one of the most cost-effective strategies to rapidly reduce the rate of warming and contribute significantly to global efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5° C. Available targeted methane measures, together with additional measures that contribute to priority development goals, can simultaneously reduce human-caused methane emissions by as much as 45 per cent, or 180 million tonnes a year (Mt/yr) by 2030. This would avoid nearly 0.3° C of global warming by the 2040s and complement all long-term climate change mitigation efforts. It would also, each year, prevent 255 000 premature deaths, 775 000 asthma-related hospital visits, 73 billion hours of lost labour from extreme heat, and 26 million tonnes of crop losses globally. 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