Super Pollutants
Super pollutants—methane, black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons among others—have a powerful impact on the climate, driving near-term warming far more intensely than carbon dioxide. Their potency means urgent abatement of super pollutants is a critical lever for achieving global climate goals. Due to its low cost and availability of existing technologies, controlling super pollutants is a unique opportunity for decision-makers to deliver immediate impact.
CPI engages across sectors and geographies to identify cost-effective measures, mobilize finance, and design enabling policies that can deliver deep reductions in methane and other super pollutants while supporting long-term climate and development goals.
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The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025
The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025 report highlights both the challenges and opportunities for air quality action amid major shifts in global development finance. Drawing on the latest data and expert insights, it tracks five years of international funding trends and explores how future fi...
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Landscape of Methane Abatement Finance 2023
The latest insights on global methane abatement finance covering trends in 2021 and 2022
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Enabling Conditions for Scaling Up Solid Waste Management Financing: Case Studies in Indonesia and Brazil
In a study commissioned by GAIA, CPI assessed various business models of solid waste management in Indonesia and Brazil, with recommendation of enabling conditions to scale up their financing.
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State of Super Pollutants Abatement Finance
The first global mapping of super-pollutant abatement finance finds just US$9 billion was tracked in 2023, equivalent to 0.5% of climate mitigation finance. The report identifies where funding is flowing, where gaps remain, and how to mobilise investment in solutions.
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Out of Landfills: Co-benefits of Decentralizing Organic Waste Management in Bandung
A cost-benefit analysis of decentralized organic waste management in Bandung finds that diverting organic waste from landfills could yield benefits worth 5.17 times its costs, while cutting methane emissions, creating green jobs, and easing pressure on city budgets.
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The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2026
The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2026 highlights challenges and opportunities for air quality action amid major shifts in global development finance. Drawing on the latest data and expert insights, it tracks five years of funding trends and explores how future finance can be better targeted.
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Transforming Brazilian Cattle Ranching: Enhancing Productivity and Mitigating Methane Emissions
Researchers from CPI/PUC-Rio examine the strategic role of Brazilian cattle ranching in the context of climate change. The analysis identifies the main sources of methane emissions in the sector and presents a set of solutions that can enhance cattle productivity and emissions reductions.
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Working Paper: Exploring Financial Institutions' Action on Methane
Methane abatement is a high-impact, underfinanced climate lever, and financial institutions are key to driving related investment. This working paper provides a review of the transition plans and climate disclosures of 10 leading banks and institutional investors across targets and implementation.
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Methane Abatement in Sustainable Taxonomies
This joint CPI–Climate Bonds Initiative report delivers the first cross-regional review of how five sustainable finance taxonomies cover methane abatement. It identifies gaps, highlights best practices, and provides guidance to drive investment into high-impact mitigation.
