Upcoming Events
2026
27th October – Methane Politics 101 – Webinar 2 – Global Anthropogenic Methane Emissions: Bottom-up Simulations of Current Trends and Scope for Future Mitigation
Speaker: Lena Höglund-Isaksson
Time: 15:00-16:00 BST
Abstract: The GAINS model is a technology-resolved bottom-up model which has repeatedly been used to provided analytical input to European and Global methane policy assessments over the past two decades. Model results support policy by providing quantitative analyses of how global anthropogenic methane emissions can be expected to develop in the next few decades under alternative policy ambition levels, and to identify sectors and measures of particular interest for targeted mitigation efforts. A recent new dataset presents region- and sector-specific quantifications of global anthropogenic methane emissions 1990-2050 with estimates of future mitigation potentials and indicative abatement costs. This talk will present the new results and discuss them in a policy context.
About Lena: Lena Höglund-Isaksson is a Senior Research Scholar in the Pollution Management group at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria and holds a PhD in environmental economics from Gothenburg University, Sweden. Since joining IIASA in 2004, Lena has developed the methane module in the GAINS model and coordinated various policy applications on mitigation of non-CO2 greenhouse gases. These include non-CO2 mitigation scenarios feeding into energy and climate policy impact assessments prepared by the European Commission, as well as contributions to global assessments such as UNEP’s Global Methane Assessments and Global Methane Status Report. She currently serves on the Scientific Oversight Committee of the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO). Her current research interests are the understanding of how barriers for methane emission reductions can be overcome, be it technical, behavioral, institutional, or political barriers.
Tickets: You can get a free ticket for this event here.
Details: The Webinar will be held online on Microsoft Teams. Please note that it will be recorded so that it can be made accessible later. Upon joining the event, please make sure your camera is off and microphone muted.
From 13th October – Methane Politics 101 webinar series.
The event(s) listed above are part of a Methane Politics 101 webinar series, running till March 2027, which will involve 10 webinars covering a range of topics from the basics of methane emissions to specific methane sectors and mitigation and regulatory initiatives.
The webinars should be suitable for researchers, students, policymakers and practitioners alike, and for both methane specialists and anyone with general climate and environmental politics interests who wants to learn about methane issues specifically.
Details about each individual webinar will be listed here in due course. For past webinars please see our past events page.
The seminars all take place on Tuesdays 3-4pm UK time and will be on the following dates:
October: 13th & 27th
November: 24th
December: 8th
January: 12th & 26th
February: 9th & 23rd
March: 9th & 23rd