The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) officially launched the Community of Practice on Methane Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean (COEMLAC), a regional platform aimed at strengthening technical cooperation and promoting concrete solutions for mitigating methane emissions in the energy sector.
COEMLAC emerges as a response to the needs expressed by Ministries and Secretariats of Energy across the region, which have identified an urgent need for technical tools, effective regulatory frameworks, and access to financing to address one of the greenhouse gases with the greatest short-term warming potential and among the most cost-effective mitigation options.
The initiative is led by OLACDE as part of the activities carried out under the Latin American and Caribbean Methane Emissions Observatory and is backed by strategic partner organizations, including the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) of the United Nations Environment Programme, the Global Methane Hub (GMH), as well as regional bodies and development banks, which will contribute technical expertise, monitoring tools, support in designing public policy, and financing opportunities for mitigation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.
While reducing methane emissions in the oil and gas sector is a priority, the community adopts a broader approach that includes mining, hydropower, and biogas and biomethane production from solid and agricultural waste, recognizing the diversity of emission sources and the opportunities for action across the region.
COEMLAC will be structured around the pillars of governance, technology and innovation, financing, climate transparency, and research, and will operate through technical webinars, government exchange sessions, specialized events, and applied research partnerships.
With this initiative, OLACDE consolidates its prior work in energy training and regional data generation, marking the shift from diagnosis to implementation, integrating energy planning, climate governance, and regional cooperation to support policy decisions with real impact.
OLACDE invites governments, the private sector, academia, and civil society to actively join this community, conceived as a space for collective work to strengthen regional integration and make a concrete contribution to reducing methane emissions.
Register for COEMLAC at the following link:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ogzbo_uJREua8mHh4s2k74XV9AAYqKxPt4en3D-0WidUNzBKNlBER1JaUzhHVUVBMFgwUTQ4Rk1NWi4u&route=shorturlMás información:
Watch the launch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peXsjH-_1AQ
More information: oemlac@olacde.org
