Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential more than 80 times that of CO2 over a 20-year period. Addressing methane emissions, particularly from the oil and gas sector, has been recognized as one of the fastest and most cost-effective pathways to slow global warming and advance the net-zero agenda. However, achieving meaningful reductions requires significant investment and financing to scale up methane measurement, reporting, and abatement technologies.

For the energy industry, reducing methane emissions is not only the most effective but also the most practical area to address in order to lower environmental impacts. Recovery and utilization of methane—the main component of natural gas—without leakage across the entire value chain, from upstream production operations, through midstream transportation and liquefaction, to downstream delivery and utilization, is essential. Preventing methane release into the atmosphere avoids its far greater greenhouse effect compared to CO2, while also improving the economics of energy businesses by ensuring that more valuable methane reaches end users.

This talkshow is aligned with international initiatives such as the World Bank’s Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR) and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)’s Coalition for LNG Emission Abatement toward Net-zero (CLEAN Initiative). These programs demonstrate how financing and technology transfer can accelerate methane mitigation and contribute directly to climate action. By convening stakeholders from financial institutions, governments, and industry, the session will explore innovative financing models that can scale up methane management and position it as a critical enabler of the global energy transition.