Unsung (climate) hero: The business case for curbing methane | Presented by Stephan Nicoleau

Reducing methane emitted by agriculture, fossil fuels, and landfills is one of the most important and effective actions we can take to stabilize Earth’s climate.

This presentation — part of the Drawdown Ignite webinar series — will go beyond the science to explore the business case for methane reduction. Reducing methane will require us to invest billions, change policies, transform practices, and change personal consumption. But doing so can return far more in both climate and financial gains.

Stephan Nicoleau has been investing in methane reductions for over a decade as a general partner at FullCycle and has been focused on methane solutions as a board member of Project Drawdown and the founder of the Astra Project, a climate program office working to accelerate climate action.

In this webinar, he will walk through:
1) methane science, sources, and solutions
2) tangible action to scale solutions
3) the business case for methane mitigation
4) the role we all play.

This webinar will help you focus your climate solutions efforts on an important “emergency brake” that holds higher-than-average potential for helping limit warming if implemented quickly.
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Top Takeaways:
1) Methane is a disproportionately large contributor to climate change, so it deserves priority in mitigation efforts.
2) Major sources of methane are ruminant agriculture, rice growing, fossil fuel production, and organic waste.
3) In many cases, methane mitigation provides a positive return on investment.
4) Mitigation strategies can be customized to sector and location to provide the greatest benefit.
5) Corporate leaders can tap into the economic/environmental win-win by eliminating major greenhouse gas producers in their value chain or pressuring them to clean up their act; centering methane in their climate action; integrating sustainability and finance functions; elevating sustainability across all functions; providing a role model for and collaborating with other businesses; and investing in climate-mitigation startups.
6) Investors can help by identifying where their portfolios are supporting methane emissions and/or major methane emitters and course correcting as needed; tapping the expertise of climate investor networks; supporting development of assets that reduce methane production; capitalizing on opportunities to support systems that reduce waste; and incorporating methane considerations into institutional investing.
7) Government can do its part by aligning regulations, policies, and incentives with methane mitigation best practices.
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Key Links:
FullCycle: https://www.fullcycle.com/
The Astra Project: https://www.theastraproject.com/
Drawdown Roadmap: https://drawdown.org/drawdown-roadmap
Climate Trace: https://climatetrace.org/
Global Methane Hub: https://www.globalmethanehub.org/
Methane Leak Management: https://drawdown.org/solutions/methan...
Methane Digesters: https://drawdown.org/solutions/methan...
Landfill Methane Capture: https://drawdown.org/solutions/landfi...
57 Companies Report: https://www.developmentaid.org/api/fr...
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Speaker bio: Stephan Nicoleau is an investor and general partner at FullCycle, a sustainable infrastructure fund that is accelerating climate solutions globally. He founded the Astra Project as a climate program office designed to further material climate action in the near term. Stephan is a member of the board of directors for Project Drawdown, a leading nonprofit organization focused on science-based climate solutions.
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This webinar is part of Project Drawdown’s monthly Drawdown Ignite webinar series. Drawdown Ignite provides information and inspiration to guide your climate solutions journey. Visit our Events page for updates on future webinars.