Developing and Implementing Numeric Methane Targets in China

This report examines why China still lacks explicit quantitative methane targets and sets out a practical roadmap for developing, implementing, and evaluating them. Drawing on domestic policy developments and international experience, it identifies the technical and institutional foundations needed to translate methane ambition into measurable results, with particular attention to inventories, standards, finance, accountability, and subnational implementation.

Additional Author: Rixin Zhu