WBA Puts Biogas on the COP30 Agenda & Supports Brazil’s Implementation Plans for #MakingBiogasHappen

WBA is in Brazil to accelerate biogas deployment through the adaptation and implementation of its #MakingBiogasHappen (MBH) programme and to support international climate action in the lead-up to COP30.

• 17–21 March, Brasília | Chief Executive Charlotte Morton OBE and Head of External Affairs Giulia Ceccarelli attended the CCAC Annual Meeting and met with representatives of the Federal Government of Brazil – including the COP30 team – to discuss the adoption of the MBH programme. 
• 24–27 March, São Paulo | Giulia spoke at I-REC Day Brazil and engaged with regional officials and industry stakeholders to finalise a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of São Paulo for the implementation of the MBH programme.

On 16 March, Charlotte Morton and I landed in Brazil to represent the World Biogas Association at the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) Annual Meeting 2025 – a key event bringing together 91 partner governments and organisations to assess progress on reducing methane emissions and shape the roadmap to achieve the Global Methane Pledge target: a 30% reduction in global methane emissions by 2030, compared to 2020 levels. 

All eyes are on Brazil, host of COP30, to take a leading role in global climate action. With time running out to prevent the worst impacts of global warming – and in the wake of losing a vital climate ally following the recent US elections – Brazil’s leadership is more important than ever.