Barbados, represented by Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson, is advocating for mandatory financing and legally binding frameworks to accelerate global methane reduction efforts, citing the inadequacy of voluntary commitments.

• Mandatory financing mechanisms are being explored to compel countries to support methane reduction initiatives.
• Elizabeth Thompson, Barbados Ambassador for Climate Change, emphasized that voluntary climate actions are failing to meet the urgency needed to avert catastrophic warming.
• A Regional Parliamentary Seminar on Methane Emissions and Climate Action is currently taking place in Nairobi, bringing together representatives from 21 African countries.