This means that CMM emissions associated with steel production need to be urgently addressed. This is due to the fact that low-emissions production technologies are unlikely to satisfy the projected rise in demand for steel of more than a third by 2050. As IMEO is working with leading metallurgical coal companies to define global monitoring, reporting, verification, and performance standards, I invite all stakeholders from the steel and metallurgical coal sectors to join us to shape the work to deliver ambitious targets to slash methane emissions.Ĭoking coal use in steel production is set to persist, even in the most ambitious decarbonisation scenarios. I hope that this report will help the steel industry appreciate the role it must play to achieve methane emissions reductions from the metallurgical coal it uses. Ultimately, this will reduce the climate impact of steel production in the near term. IMEO fosters cooperation with the metallurgical coal industry and civil society to identify and implement solutions to mitigate methane emissions from the sector. UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) came into being to provide open, reliable and actionable data on methane emissions to those who can act to reduce 150Mt of methane emissions by 2030. Indeed, if we can’t measure it, we can’t fix it. This entails that steel producers incentivize their metallurgical coal suppliers to do direct measurements of their methane emissions and mitigate them. The takeaway message is key: we urgently need to account for and address the substantial climate impact of methane from metallurgical coal in steel production. This report by Ember reflects on the challenge to address the climate footprint of steel production. If we carry on down this path, we could reach a 2.8☌ hike in global temperatures. The world is falling short of achieving Paris climate goals. In this regard, the Emissions Gap Report 2022 of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stresses that there is no credible pathway to 1.5☌ unless we usher in a system-wide transformation of our societies.

Taking bold action to curb methane emissions requires collaboration from all stakeholders – and each one needs to reflect on their role. It is of utmost importance that this EU-US-led effort, which gathers 150 countries committed to reducing global methane emissions by 30% by 2030, is successful.

The one year anniversary of the Global Methane Pledge has pointed to the urgent need to cut methane – a powerful greenhouse gas – and meet emissions reduction targets.

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