Global Methane Budget 2000–2020

• Published in: Earth system science data Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 1873 - 1958
• Main Authors: Saunois, Marielle, Martinez, Adrien, Poulter, Benjamin, Zhang, Zhen, Raymond, Peter A., Regnier, Pierre, Canadell, Josep G., Jackson, Robert B., Patra, Prabir K., Bousquet, Philippe, Ciais, Philippe, Dlugokencky, Edward J., Lan, Xin, Allen, George H., Bastviken, David, Beerling, David J., Belikov, Dmitry A., Blake, Donald R., Castaldi, Simona, Crippa, Monica, Deemer, Bridget R., Dennison, Fraser, Etiope, Giuseppe, Gedney, Nicola, Höglund-Isaksson, Lena, Holgerson, Meredith A., Hopcroft, Peter O., Hugelius, Gustaf, Ito, Akihiko, Jain, Atul K., Janardanan, Rajesh, Johnson, Matthew S., Kleinen, Thomas, Krummel, Paul B., Lauerwald, Ronny, Li, Tingting, Liu, Xiangyu, McDonald, Kyle C., Melton, Joe R., Mühle, Jens, Müller, Jurek, Murguia-Flores, Fabiola, Niwa, Yosuke, Noce, Sergio, Pan, Shufen, Parker, Robert J., Peng, Changhui, Ramonet, Michel, Riley, William J., Rocher-Ros, Gerard, Rosentreter, Judith A., Sasakawa, Motoki, Segers, Arjo, Smith, Steven J., Stanley, Emily H., Thanwerdas, Joël, Tian, Hanqin, Tsuruta, Aki, Tubiello, Francesco N., Weber, Thomas S., van der Werf, Guido R., Worthy, Douglas E. J., Xi, Yi, Yoshida, Yukio, Zhang, Wenxin, Zheng, Bo, Zhu, Qing, Zhu, Qiuan, Zhuang, Qianlai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 09.05.2025; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Agricultural wastes; Agriculture; Air pollution; Anthropogenic factors; Atmospheric chemistry; Atmospheric methane; Biofuels; Biomass; Biomass burning; Budget; Budgets; Burning; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Chemistry; Climate and human activity; Climate and land use; Climate change; Climate change mitigation; Climate models; Climate policy; Climate Science; Climatic changes; Comparative analysis; Continental interfaces, environment; Earth and Related Environmental Sciences; Emission; Emission inventories; Emissions; Emissions (Pollution); Energy minerals; Environmental Sciences; Estimates; Ethane; Eutrophication; Fossil fuels; Free radicals; Fresh water; Freshwater; Geovetenskap och relaterad miljövetenskap; Global Changes; Greenhouse gases; Growth rate; Human influences; Hydroxyl radicals; Inland water environment; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Inventories; Inversions; Klimatvetenskap; Land use; Landfills; Lifetime; Methane; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Ocean, Atmosphere; Oil and gas industry; Paris Agreement; Photochemicals; Photochemistry; Radiative forcing; Remote sensing; Rivers; Satellite imagery; Satellite observation; Satellite tracking; Satellites; Saturated soils; Sciences of the Universe; Socioeconomic aspects; Temperature changes; Uncertainty; Waste disposal sites; Wetlands

Understanding and quantifying the global methane (CH4) budget is important for assessing realistic pathways to mitigate climate change. CH4 is the second most important human-influenced greenhouse gas in terms of climate forcing after carbon dioxide (CO2), and both emissions and atmospheric concentr...