{"id":3898,"date":"2022-06-18T17:27:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T09:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=3898"},"modified":"2026-08-18T17:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:44:56","slug":"methane-reduction-a-new-focus-for-carbon-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/insights\/methane-reduction-a-new-focus-for-carbon-neutrality\/","title":{"rendered":"Methane Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3898\" class=\"elementor elementor-3898\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6552ae3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6552ae3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6f0209\" data-id=\"c6f0209\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6d6d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-igdp_insight_detail_hero\" data-id=\"de6d6d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"igdp_insight_detail_hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row-report1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cur cur1\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<i>\/<\/i>\n\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/insights\/\">Insights<\/a>\n\t\t<i>\/<\/i>\n\t\t<span>Methane Reduction<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-report1 wow fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Methane Reduction<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtit\">A New Focus for Carbon Neutrality<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon3.svg);\">English<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon4.svg);\">AUG 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon5.svg);\">Insight<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon6.svg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span\">Beyond Carbon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">Summary:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">This report examines the critical role of methane mitigation in China&#039;s pathway toward carbon neutrality, recognizing methane as a potent but short-lived greenhouse gas that offers significant near-term climate benefits. It provides a comprehensive analysis of China&#039;s methane emission sources, trends, and reduction potential across key sectors\u2014coal mining, agriculture (livestock and rice cultivation), oil and gas, and waste management\u2014noting that coal mining and agricultural activities are the dominant contributors. The report assesses the technical and economic feasibility of various mitigation measures, identifies data gaps and cost barriers as major challenges, and highlights opportunities arising from China&#039;s energy transition, circular economy policies, and carbon market mechanisms. It recommends accelerating international cooperation, developing national and regional methane action plans, engaging state-owned enterprises in early action, and strengthening financial support through green finance instruments.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">Suggested citation:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">Hu Min, Liang Hong, Chen Meian, Wu Wanyi, Geng Haomiao. (2022).\u00a0Methane Reduction: A New Focus for Carbon Neutrality. Beijing: Institute of Finance and Sustainability, Hillhouse Institute of Industry and Innovation, and Institute for Global Decarbonization Progress (iGDP).<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">License:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" class=\"link\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"igdp-report-download-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-06-iGDP-Report-ZH-Methane-Reduction-A-New-Focus-for-Carbon-Neutrality.pdf\" class=\"g-btnr1\"><span style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon7.svg);\">download zh<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-5.32.29-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Methane Reduction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-715de70 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"715de70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09287dd\" data-id=\"09287dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e1e7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-igdp_insight_detail_related\" data-id=\"a4e1e7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"igdp_insight_detail_related.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row-report4\" id=\"page09\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"g-titr1 wow fadeInUp\">Related<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"ul-report4 wow fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/insights\/toward-sustainable-cooling-a-low-carbon-resilient-transition-pathway-for-china\/\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Toward Sustainable Cooling: A Low-Carbon, Resilient Transition Pathway for China<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">With a focus on global sustainable cooling trends and China\u2019s cooling transition, this policy brief reviews the progress and key challenges of sustainable cooling development in China. It explores future pathways for strategic coordination, industrial transformation, market mechanisms, full-lifecycle management of refrigerants, urban resilience, and access to cooling services.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Policy Brief<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">OCT 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u53ef\u6301\u7eed\u5236\u51b7\u5c01\u9762-768x1085.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u53ef\u6301\u7eed\u5236\u51b7\u5c01\u9762-768x1085.png 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u53ef\u6301\u7eed\u5236\u51b7\u5c01\u9762-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u53ef\u6301\u7eed\u5236\u51b7\u5c01\u9762-725x1024.png 725w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u53ef\u6301\u7eed\u5236\u51b7\u5c01\u9762.png 1003w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/20092026\/china-grid-sf6-emissions\/\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">iGDP Assistant Analyst Ma Yue Spoke to Inside Climate News on China&#8217;s SF6 Mitigation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">According to Yue Ma, &quot;It&#039;s the first time the government has called for an SF\u2086 management plan,&quot; and it &quot;sends a positive policy signal for advancing SF\u2086 emissions reductions in the power sector.&quot;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">SEP 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-2196034962w-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-2196034962w-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-2196034962w-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-2196034962w-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-2196034962w-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-2196034962w-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/m.thepaper.cn\/newsDetail_forward_33999214\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Black Carbon Mitigation Is a &#8220;Window of Opportunity&#8221; for Protecting Himalayan Glaciers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">For Asia, which is currently facing the risk of accelerated glacial melt, reducing black carbon is not only part of air pollution control but should also be a key measure for protecting the \u201cwater towers of Asia,\u201d safeguarding regional water resources, and enhancing climate resilience.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Op-ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">SEP 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u9ed1\u78b3\u51cf\u6392-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u9ed1\u78b3\u51cf\u6392-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u9ed1\u78b3\u51cf\u6392-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u9ed1\u78b3\u51cf\u6392.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/insights\/accelerating-industrial-nitrous-oxide-mitigation-in-china\/\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Accelerating Industrial Nitrous Oxide Mitigation in China<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">This study examines China&#039;s nitrous oxide (N\u2082O) emission trends and mitigation potential to 2035 and 2050. Under an ambitious Deep Decarbonization Scenario, China&#039;s N\u2082O emissions could fall by 73% by 2050 (or 51% under a more moderate New Policies Scenario), with the industrial sector delivering the largest share of reductions. Under the new policies scenario, industry could cut N\u2082O emissions by about 177 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO\u2082e) by 2035 \u2014 76% of China&#039;s total \u2014 rising to roughly 211 million tonnes by 2050. To unlock this potential, the report sets out three priority pathways: strengthen capacity and technological innovation for industrial N\u2082O mitigation; align product carbon footprints with green supply chains to turn mitigation into industrial competitiveness; and integrate N\u2082O mitigation into China&#039;s coordinated framework for reducing pollution and carbon emissions.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">SEP 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u52a0\u901f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de5\u4e1a\u6c27\u5316\u4e9a\u6c2e\u51cf\u6392-768x1087.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u52a0\u901f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de5\u4e1a\u6c27\u5316\u4e9a\u6c2e\u51cf\u6392-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u52a0\u901f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de5\u4e1a\u6c27\u5316\u4e9a\u6c2e\u51cf\u6392-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u52a0\u901f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de5\u4e1a\u6c27\u5316\u4e9a\u6c2e\u51cf\u6392-723x1024.png 723w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u52a0\u901f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de5\u4e1a\u6c27\u5316\u4e9a\u6c2e\u51cf\u6392.png 1003w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/YcML3oPEJdrvqEXhTlj8BA?scene=1&#038;click_id=540700619\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">With an Average Lifespan of No More Than 12 Days, It Is Devouring Glaciers Around the World<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">Given that greenhouse gas emissions reductions remain a long-term endeavor, addressing black carbon\u2014a short-lived climate pollutant\u2014may be an important pathway to linking air pollution control with climate goals and achieving synergistic pollution and carbon reduction efforts.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Op-ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">SEP 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_2026-09-11_150151_850-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_2026-09-11_150151_850-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_2026-09-11_150151_850-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_2026-09-11_150151_850-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_2026-09-11_150151_850.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonbrief.org\/qa-what-is-in-chinas-new-five-year-plan-for-climate-change\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Q&#038;A: What is in China\u2019s new five-year plan for climate change?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">China has released a five-year plan dedicated to addressing climate change.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">AUG 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This report examines the critical role of methane mitigation in China&#8217;s pathway toward carbon neutrality, recognizing methane as a potent but short-lived greenhouse gas that offers significant near-term climate benefits. It provides a comprehensive analysis of China&#8217;s methane emission sources, trends, and reduction potential across key sectors\u2014coal mining, agriculture (livestock and rice cultivation), oil and gas, and waste management\u2014noting that coal mining and agricultural activities are the dominant contributors. The report assesses the technical and economic feasibility of various mitigation measures, identifies data gaps and cost barriers as major challenges, and highlights opportunities arising from China&#8217;s energy transition, circular economy policies, and carbon market mechanisms. It recommends accelerating international cooperation, developing national and regional methane action plans, engaging state-owned enterprises in early action, and strengthening financial support through green finance instruments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3899,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"igdp_summary":"This report examines the critical role of methane mitigation in China's pathway toward carbon neutrality, recognizing methane as a potent but short-lived greenhouse gas that offers significant near-term climate benefits. It provides a comprehensive analysis of China's methane emission sources, trends, and reduction potential across key sectors\u2014coal mining, agriculture (livestock and rice cultivation), oil and gas, and waste management\u2014noting that coal mining and agricultural activities are the dominant contributors. The report assesses the technical and economic feasibility of various mitigation measures, identifies data gaps and cost barriers as major challenges, and highlights opportunities arising from China's energy transition, circular economy policies, and carbon market mechanisms. It recommends accelerating international cooperation, developing national and regional methane action plans, engaging state-owned enterprises in early action, and strengthening financial support through green finance instruments.","igdp_featured_media":3899,"igdp_download_file":1632,"igdp_external_url":"","igdp_key_info":"","igdp_related_insights":[]},"insight_type":[48],"insight_region":[45],"igdp_topic":[148],"class_list":["post-3898","insight","type-insight","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","insight_type-report","insight_region-china-national","igdp_topic-beyond-carbon"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/3898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/insight"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/3898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3915,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/3898\/revisions\/3915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"insight_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight_type?post=3898"},{"taxonomy":"insight_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight_region?post=3898"},{"taxonomy":"igdp_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/igdp_topic?post=3898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}