Plans, policies, and regulations have a critical role to play in setting the ambitions of each Global Methane Pledge (GMP) participants and achieving the objectives of the GMP.

Over the past years countries have increasingly included methane in their NDCs. Since 2020, the number of countries integrating a separate methane target or mitigation potential in their NDCs has more than quadrupled.

^{Evolution over time of the number of countries with methane included in their NDC overall GHG target and of countries including a separate methane target or assessment of measure(s) methane mitigation potential in their latest NDCs. Based on latest submitted NDC in each referenced year.
Source: CCAC NDC tracker database, including all latest submitted NDCs as October 2023. Data available on demand.}

^{Countries having developed or developing national methane roadmaps or action plans. 
Source: CCAC. Completed methane roadmaps can be downloaded at National Methane Action Plans | Climate & Clean Air Coalition (ccacoalition.org)}

Building from the decade-long experience and methodology of the CCAC's National Planning​ process, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) has launched the Methane Roadmap Action Programme (M-RAP) to support the development and implementation of transparent and consistent national Methane Action Plans or roadmaps​.​ 

Capacity building through CCAC supported methane roadmaps enable countries to use internationally available data and develop or improve their national capacities on inventories and monitoring reporting and verification. ​This approach provides a common baseline for collective action and tracking​. A methane technical assistance portal has been put in place where countries can access resources such as a template for developing their national methane plan or roadmap. All ODA-eligible GMP countries can receive CCAC funding support to develop their national methane roadmap or action plan.