Following a broadly political ecology approach, our research examines what makes methane politics different, why progress towards limiting methane emissions has been so slow, and what methane tells us about our global climate and environmental crises.
Themes of the METHPOL Project
Project Funding
METHPOL is funded by a European Research Council (ERC) advanced grant. The project runs for 5 years, from the start of 2026 until the end of 2030 – the date targeted by the Global Methane Pledge for a 30% reduction in global methane emissions.
METHPOL Events
27th October – Methane Politics 101 – Global Anthropogenic Methane Emissions: Bottom-up Simulations of Current Trends and Scope for Future Mitigation with Lena Höglund-Isaksson.
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Publications
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METHPOL Team
METHPOL is based in the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds.
Prof. Jan Selby – Project Lead
Dr George Cusworth – Research Fellow
Dr Mihaela Gaglioti Verlan – Research Fellow
Dr Clara McDonnell – Research Fellow
Jamie Hartley – PhD Researcher
Egi Primayogha Mardhika – PhD Researcher
Bertie Morris – Administrator
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