Super Pollutant Prioritisation Strategy 2026–2030

01 — End methane waste
Ban routine venting and flaring; strengthen leak detection and repair, equipment and work-practice standards; address coal mine methane, abandoned facilities and super-emitter sources.

02 — Make methane measurable, reportable and verifiable
Require asset-level measurement, independent verification and public disclosure, leveraging OGMP 2.0 and coal equivalents.

03 — Adopt near-zero methane intensity performance expectations
Progressively adopt near-zero methane benchmarks and, where appropriate, carbon or methane pricing mechanisms, linking compliance to financing, procurement and long-term market access.

POSITIVE TIPPING POINT
Near-zero methane intensity becomes a performance expectation, helping make stronger methane performance economically self-reinforcing.

01 — Increase sustainable livestock production while bending emissions trajectories downward
Scale improved feed practices, animal health, manure management and herd productivity, supported by incentives, advisory services and MRV.

02 — Reduce methane and eliminate straw residue burning in rice cultivation
Expand practices including alternate wetting and drying, improved water management, direct dry seeding, straw management and better nutrient management.

03 — Scale practice change and innovation
Build national capacity, strengthen advisory services and peer exchange, and improve access to proven solutions, including for smallholders, women farmers and underserved producer groups.

POSITIVE TIPPING POINT
Productivity and methane performance become recognised policy, investment and financing metrics in livestock systems.

01 — Stop organics from going to landfill
Ban or phase down organic waste received at landfills. Close unmanaged dumpsites, using controlled disposal where necessary as an interim step while collection and organic-waste treatment systems are developed.

02 — Reduce methane from existing disposal sites while scaling alternatives to landfills
Improve existing landfill management and gas capture where appropriate, while prioritising prevention, segregation, diversion and treatment.

03 — Scale methane mitigation from wastewater and sanitation systems
Expand methane mitigation and recovery across wastewater and sanitation systems.

POSITIVE TIPPING POINT
Progressively reducing biodegradable waste going to landfill shifts investment and markets towards prevention, segregation and circular treatment.

01 — Adopt ultra-low sulfur fuels and advanced emission standards
Adopt 10 ppm sulfur fuels and Euro VI / Stage V-equivalent standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and non-road machinery, backed by enforcement.

02 — Accelerate electrification of priority segments
Scale green freight fleets, soot-free urban buses and zero-emission construction and agricultural equipment through procurement and regulation.

03 — Address emissions from ports and marine transport
Support black carbon and methane emission standards for ports, marine and inland water transport, backed by stronger measurement and technical cooperation.

POSITIVE TIPPING POINT
Once ultra-low sulfur fuels and advanced emission standards become the norm across major markets, manufacturers align production, dirty imports decline and cleaner technologies become widely deployable.

01 — Make eCooking central to clean cooking and electrification planning
Integrate electric cooking into national planning, particularly where electricity access is reliable or imminent and biomass dependence remains high.

02 — Align electrification investment with household energy demand
Ensure grids, mini-grids and solar systems can support cooking, heating and lighting loads.

03 — Mobilise innovative finance
Use private-sector finance and targeted subsidies, including high-integrity carbon and results-based mechanisms, to scale adoption.

POSITIVE TIPPING POINT
Embed eCooking within national electrification planning and investment.

01 — Accelerate and strengthen Kigali implementation
Promote earlier HFC action, ultra-low-GWP alternatives and passive cooling, and integrate HFC phase-down into national climate strategies, in collaboration with the Montreal Protocol institutions.

02 — Pair refrigerant phase-down with energy efficiency
Combine HFC phase-down with mandatory energy-efficiency standards and shared responsibility to prevent dumping of inefficient cooling equipment with obsolete refrigerants.

03 — Institutionalise Lifecycle Refrigerant Management
Address refrigerants across their lifecycle, including leak prevention, recovery, recycling, reclamation and destruction.

POSITIVE TIPPING POINT
Integrate cooling efficiency and lifecycle refrigerant management into Kigali implementation as a combined package, in collaboration with the Montreal Protocol institutions.