How can we reduce global methane release by 80% in the next 20 years?

Paris, France (UNEP)

EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENT: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, but with a massive response gap. MARS has issued 3,500+ satellite alerts across 33 countries — genuinely revolutionary detection capability. But only 1% of alerts received any response in early operation, rising to 12% more recently. 19 confirmed mitigation cases (52 metric tons/hour combined). OGMP 2.0 has 140 members covering 42% of global production; 55 companies achieved Gold Standard reporting in 2024. The Eye on Methane data platform is a genuine public good. The core problem: IMEO can see the emissions but cannot make anyone act. Detection without enforcement is insufficient — this is the single biggest gap in the monitoring infrastructure.