Overview
- UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory has integrated data from more than 17 satellites and issued over 3,500 alerts to 33 countries since 2022.
- The response rate to satellite-detected leaks climbed to 12% from 1% a year earlier, with 25 documented fixes including 19 recorded since November.
- More than 150 energy companies, including Exxon Mobil, are shifting from engineering estimates to measurement-based methane reporting under the UNEP program.
- Countries such as Yemen, Argentina and Oman report near‑100% responses, supported by training for roughly 2,000 engineers, asset managers, regulators and policymakers across about 40 countries.
- IMEO plans to extend monitoring to metallurgical coal, waste and agriculture, as investor pressure in Europe and COP30 preparations sharpen calls to curb venting and flaring.