Methane emission reduction is a crucial imperative for curbing near-term global temperature rise and achieving significant climate benefits. However, the effectiveness of this effort hinges on the accuracy of emission monitoring and quantification. To meet this need, an integrated monitoring system that combines space-based, aerial, and ground-based technologies becomes indispensable for developing science-informed mitigation strategies.
Following the success of the previous workshops from 2023 to 2025, we are pleased to invite the global community to reconvene in Hong Kong for the 4th International Workshop on Methane Observation and Quantification. The event will be held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on June 8–9, 2026.
Designed as a premier global forum, this workshop will convene leading scholars and experts to collectively advance the science and technology of methane observation and quantification. Our goal is to forge the robust scientific foundation necessary to achieve global climate governance goals.
We warmly look forward to your participation in this collective endeavor to strengthen the scientific foundation and global collaboration essential for methane emission reduction.
June 7, 2026 | 4:00-6:00PM | | Registration//注册
June 8, 2026 | 9:00-9:30 | | Opening Remarks//开幕式
June 8, 2026 | 9:30-9:45 | Robert Field//UNEP's International Methane Emissions Observatory//联合国环境规划署国际甲烷排放观测站 | TBD
June 8, 2026 | 9:45-10:00 | Steven Wofsy//Harvard University//哈佛大学 | TBD
June 8, 2026 | 10:00-10:15 | Yinnian Liu//Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences//刘银年//中国科学院上海技术物理研究所 | Roadmap of Spaceborne Hyperspectral Methane Monitoring Technology//星载高光谱甲烷监测技术发展路线简图
June 8, 2026 | 10:15-10:30 | Dave Risk//St. Francis Xavier University//圣弗朗西斯泽维尔大学 | Beyond Point Sources: Lessons from the SIMFLEX Experimental Program on Measuring Dispersed Methane Emissions Across Sectors and Scales//点源之外：SIMFLEX 实验项目关于跨行业、多尺度分散甲烷排放测量的经验
June 8, 2026 | 10:30-10:50 | | Coffee Break//茶歇
June 8, 2026 | 10:50-11:05 | Shane Murphy//University of Wyoming//怀俄明大学 | TBD
June 8, 2026 | 11:05-11:20 | Huilin Chen//Nanjing University//陈辉林//南京大学 | Observation-based quantification of Methane Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants in China//基于观测数据的中国污水处理厂甲烷排放核算
June 8, 2026 | 11:20-11:35 | Itziar Irakulis-Loitxate//UNEP's Methane Alert and Response System//联合国环境规划署甲烷预警与响应系统 | UNEP's Methane Alert and Response System: from satellite observations to methane mitigation//联合国环境规划署甲烷预警与响应系统：从卫星观测到甲烷减排
June 8, 2026 | 11:35-11:50 | Donglai Xie//Environmental Defense Fund//解东来//美国环保协会 | Measurement of Methane Emissions from Household Gas Stoves//家用燃气灶甲烷排放量化
June 8, 2026 | 11:50-12:05 | Ira Leifer//Bubbleology Research International (BRI)//BRI公司 | In situ verification of satellite-detected, enhanced geogas emissions in the Death Valley region after the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake//2019年Ridgecrest地震后死亡谷地区地气排放增强的卫星探测与实地验证
June 8, 2026 | 12:05-14:00 | | Boxed Lunch //午餐
June 8, 2026 | 14:00-14:15 | Sujong Jeong//Seoul National University//郑秀钟//首尔大学 | Integrated Methane Monitoring and Modeling in Korea: Bridging Ground, Mobile, and Satellite Observations//韩国综合甲烷监测与建模：地面、移动与卫星观测的融合
June 8, 2026 | 14:15-14:30 | Xi Lu//Tsinghua University//鲁玺//清华大学 | From Detection to Verification: Building Measurement-Based Methane MRV through Integrated Satellite and Mobile Monitoring//从排放发现到核证闭环：基于卫星与走航融合观测的甲烷排放MRV能力构建
June 8, 2026 | 14:30-14:45 | Elfie Roy//Carbon Limits//碳减排咨询公司 | Bridging the measurement gap: accurate quantification as a prerequisite for credible CMM mitigation//填补测量空白：精准量化是实现可信煤矿甲烷减排的先决条件
June 8, 2026 | 14:45-15:00 | Xunchang Fei//Nanyang Technological University//费璕瑺//南洋理工大学 | Methane Emissions from Landfills Differentially Underestimated Worldwide//全球垃圾填埋场甲烷排放的差异性低估
June 8, 2026 | 15:00-15:15 | Chengxing Zhai//The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology//翟成兴//香港科技大学 | TBD
June 8, 2026 | 15:15-15:30 | Weifan Xu//The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology //绪伟凡//香港科技大学 | TBD
June 8, 2026 | 15:30-15:50 | | Coffee Break//茶歇
June 8, 2026 | 15:50-15:55 (lightning talk) | Chen Xu//The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(Guangzhou)//徐宸//香港科技大学（广州） | Dry-Wet Season Contrast of Methane Emissions in Southeast Asia Revealed by High-Resolution TROPOMI Inversion//高分辨率TROPOMI反演揭示东南亚甲烷排放的干湿季节差异
June 8, 2026 | 15:55-16:00 (lightning talk) | Guolin Wang//Hong Kong Baptist University//王郭琳//香港浸会大学 | Methane Mitigation Governance in China: A Policy Perspective//政策视角下的中国甲烷减排治理
June 8, 2026 | 16:00-16:05 (lightning talk) | Yanqiu Liu//China University of Mining and Technology//刘艳秋//中国矿业大学 | Policy-directed targeting of methane transport effect from Shanxi major coal basins toward the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region//政策导向下的山西主要煤盆地至京津冀地区的甲烷输送效应
June 8, 2026 | 16:05-16:10 (lightning talk) | Yuntao Peng//University of Science and Technology of China//彭云涛//中国科学技术大学 | TDLAS-based distributed monitoring method for multi-component gas leakage in crude oil storage tanks//基于可调谐二极管激光吸收光谱技术的原油储罐多组分气体泄漏分布式监测方法
June 8, 2026 | 16:10-16:15 (lightning talk) | Jiaxin Qiu//Tsinghua University//邱嘉馨//清华大学 | Global wildfire methane emission hotspots inferred from satellite carbon monoxide observations//基于卫星一氧化碳观测反演的全球野火甲烷排放热点区域
June 8, 2026 | 16:15-16:20 (lightning talk) | Xun Tang//China University of Mining and Technology //汤讯//中国矿业大学 | TBD
June 8, 2026 | 16:20-16:25 (lightning talk) | Pengfei Zhao//Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences//赵鹏飞//中国科学院青藏高原研究所 | Two decades of methane budgets at the sub-national scale in China//区域尺度下的中国二十年甲烷收支分析
June 8, 2026 | 16:25-16:30 (lightning talk) | Pu Hong//Hong Kong Baptist University//洪溥//香港浸会大学 | Methane Challenges and Carbon Sequestration Opportunities: A New Paradigm for Shale Gas in China//应对甲烷挑战、把握碳封存机遇：中国页岩气发展新范式
June 8, 2026 | 16:30-16:35 (lightning talk) | Qian Xiao//China University of Petroleum (East China)//肖千//中国石油大学（华东） | Spatiotemporal Reconstruction of TROPOMI XCH₄ Data for Detecting Methane Emission Anomalies and Estimating Emission Rate//TROPOMI XCH₄ 数据的时空重建在甲烷排放异常检测与排放率估算中的应用
June 8, 2026 | 16:35-16:40 (lightning talk) | Yifan Li//Tsinghua University//李一凡//清华大学 | Satellite-based monitoring of methane emission dynamics across global to regional scales//基于卫星观测的全球-区域尺度甲烷排放动态监测
June 8, 2026 | 16:40-16:45 (lightning talk) | Huiru Zhong//Peking University//钟慧茹//北京大学 | The added value of new ground-based observations in improving China’s methane emission quantification//新增地面观测对优化中国甲烷排放量化评估的增益作用
June 8, 2026 | 16:45-16:50 (lightning talk) | Jialing Xu//China University of Mining and Technology//徐佳玲//中国矿业大学 | 基于井下实测的中国煤矿甲烷时空排放特征//Analysis of Characteristics of Underground Measured Methane Emission Data from Chinese Coal Mines
June 8, 2026 | 16:50-16:55 (lightning talk) | Xiachun Wang//University of Science and Technology of China//王夏春//中国科学技术大学 | Dynamic Imaging and Inverse Quantification Method of Methane Gas Cloud with Laser Scanning Technology//激光扫描式甲烷气云动态成像及定量反演方法
June 8, 2026 | 16:55-17:00 (lightning talk) | Yunayuan Chen//Anhui University of Science and Technology//陈圆圆//安徽理工大学 | Quantifying methane emissions from large coal mine using Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite data and Gaussian plume model//基于Sentinel-5P和混合高斯羽流模型的大型煤矿甲烷排放估算
June 8, 2026 | 17:00-18:00 | | Poster Session//海报展示
June 8, 2026 | 18:00-20:00 | | Dinner @ China Garden//晚餐 @ 南北小厨
June 9, 2026 | 9:00-9:15 | Felicia A. Ruiz//Coal Mine Methane and Strategic Partnerships//煤矿甲烷与战略合作 | TBD
June 9, 2026 | 9:15-9:30 | Jason Cohen // China University of Mining and Technology //杰森科恩//中国矿业大学 | Beyond linearity: Quantifying the substantial effects of long range transport and absorbing aerosols on satellite based methane emission estimation and attribution//非线性：量化长距离输送与吸收性气溶胶对基于卫星的甲烷排放估算及归因的显著影响
June 9, 2026 | 9:30-9:45 | Kai Qin//China University of Mining and Technology//秦凯//中国矿业大学 | Integrated Estimation of Coal Mine Methane Emissions in China Using Satellite, Surface, and Underground Observations//基于天地井一体化观测估算中国煤矿甲烷排放
June 9, 2026 | 9:45-10:00 | Ajay K. Singh//Indian Institute of Technology Bombay//印度理工学院孟买分校 | Evaluating fugitive methane emissions from abandoned underground coal mines in India//评估印度废弃地下煤矿的逃逸甲烷排放
June 9, 2026 | 10:00-10:15 | Udayan Singh//Northwestern University//西北大学 | Could fugitive methane emissions from coal exploration be a blind spot for greenhouse gas inventories?//煤炭勘探过程中的逃逸甲烷排放是否会成为温室气体清单的盲区？
June 9, 2026 | 10:15-10:45 | | Coffee Break//茶歇
June 9, 2026 | 10:45-11:00 | Ge Han//Wuhan University//韩舸//武汉大学 | Constraining Annual Coal Mine Methane Emissions with Multi-Temporal Hyperspectral Satellite Observations//基于多时相高光谱卫星观测的年度煤矿甲烷排放约束
June 9, 2026 | 11:00-11:15 | Qingyi Tu//Anhui University of Science and Technology//涂庆毅//安徽理工大学 | Current Status of Methane Emission Reduction and Utilization Technologies in Coal Mines and Abandoned Coal Mines//煤矿及废弃煤矿甲烷减排与利用技术现状
June 9, 2026 | 11:15-11:30 | Xiang Li//Environmental Defense Fund//李湘//美国环保协会 | Facilitating the integration of satellite-based methane monitoring data into emissions inventory preparation and terrestrial supervision//推动甲烷卫星监测数据融入排放清单准备及地面监管工作
June 9, 2026 | 11:30-11:45 | Yuyan Cui //Environmental Defense Fund //崔语嫣//美国环保协会 | Regional High-Resolution Methane Emissions Estimated Using TROPOMI and WRF-GHG/Chem-DART and Comparisons Across Multiple Systems//基于TROPOMI和WRF-GHG/Chem-DART的区域高分辨率甲烷排放估算及多系统对比
June 9, 2026 | 11:45-12:00 | Xiao Lu//Sun Yat-sen University//卢骁//中山大学 | Revised global methane budget inferred from inverse analysis of integrated methane and isotope observations//基于甲烷与同位素观测反演的全球甲烷收支修正
June 9, 2026 | 12:15-14:00 | | Boxed Lunch//午餐
June 9, 2026 | 14:00-14:15 | Xiuying Zhang//Nanjing University//张秀英//南京大学 | Detection on global onshore gas flaring from Sentinel-2 MSI images//基于Sentinel-2 MSI影像识别全球陆上天然气燃除
June 9, 2026 | 14:15-14:30 | Zichong Chen//The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)//陈子冲//香港科技大学（广州） | Tropical Wetland Methane Emission Inventory (WMEI) for 2004-2023 inferred from Landsat-based inundated vegetation data//基于Landsat卫星淹没植被数据反演的2004-2023年热带湿地甲烷排放清单
June 9, 2026 | 14:30-14:45 | Meiyu Guo//Hong Kong Baptist University//郭美瑜//香港浸会大学 | Evaluating Global Methane Mitigation Policies: A Multi-Source Structural Break Analysis//全球甲烷减排政策评估：多源结构断点分析
June 9, 2026 | 14:45-15:00 | Zhipeng Pei//Wuhan University//裴志鹏//武汉大学 | Enhancing CH4 Quantification Accuracy: A Scene-based Spectral Calibration Approach for Imaging Spectrometers//提高甲烷量化精度：基于场景的成像光谱仪光谱定标法
June 9, 2026 | 15:00-15:15 | Shuzhuang Feng//Nanjing University//冯树状//南京大学 | Estimating anthropogenic methane emissions in China using a high-resolution regional methane assimilation system//基于高分辨率区域甲烷同化系统估算中国人为甲烷排放
June 9, 2026 | 15:15-15:45 | | Coffee Break//茶歇
June 9, 2026 | 15:45-16:00 | Xiaonan Zhang//Environmental Defense Fund//张晓楠//美国环保协会 | TBD
June 9, 2026 | 16:00-16:15 | Sihong Zhu//Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences//朱思虹//中国科学院大气物理研究所 | Significant response of methane in the upper troposphere to subseasonal variability in the Asian monsoon anticyclone//对流层上层甲烷对亚洲季风反气旋次季节变率的显著响应
June 9, 2026 | 16:15-16:30 | Kunpeng Zang//Zhejiang University of Technology//臧昆鹏//浙江工业大学 | A self-developed headspace Gas Chromatograph method for measuring dissolved methane//一种自主研发的用于测定溶解甲烷的顶空气相色谱法
June 9, 2026 | 16:30-16:45 | Zhirong Zhang//Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Mainland of China//张志荣//中国科学院合肥物质科学研究院 | Laser technology for methane leakage cloud imaging and quantification of leakage rate//用于甲烷泄漏云团成像与泄漏率定量的激光技术
June 9, 2026 | 16:45-17:00 | Huiru Zhong//Peking University//钟慧茹//北京大学 | Fossil fuel methane emission trends (2019–2024) inferred from high-resolution satellite observations//基于高分辨率卫星数据的化石燃料甲烷排放趋势（2019–2024年）
June 9, 2026 | 17:00-17:15 | Matthieu Dogniaux//Space Research Organisation Netherlands//荷兰空间研究组织 | TBD
June 9, 2026 | 17:15-17:45 | | Best Presentation Award & Closing Remarks//颁奖及闭幕式
Registration Details / 注册详情
Category / 类别
Early Bird (Before March 31, 2026) / 早鸟优惠 (2026年3月31日前注册)
After March 31, 2026 / 2026年3月31日后注册
Standard / 标准
2000 HKD
2500 HKD
Student / 学生
1000 HKD
1250 HKD
Call for Submissions: This workshop invites oral and poster presentations. Oral presentations are 15 minutes (including Q&A). 本次研讨会面向全体参会者征集口头报告和学术海报。口头报告每人15分钟（含问答）。
Best Poster Presentation Award: Winners will be announced during the Closing Ceremony. 本次研讨会特设“优秀学术海报奖”，评选结果于闭幕式公布。
Accommodation: The Royal Garden Kowloon East is recommended for its proximity. 住宿推荐：香港九龙东帝苑酒店。该酒店距离会场最近，方便参会。
Shuttle Bus: Daily shuttle services between the hotel and venue will be provided. Detailed arrangements will be released via email closer to the date of the workshop. 会议期间提供酒店与会场间的每日通勤班车，详细安排于临近会期时通过邮件统一发布。
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 香港科技大学
Organizer / 承办单位
Space Science and Technology Institute, HKUST 香港科技大学太空科学与技术研究院
Co-Organizers / 协办单位
China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) UNEP International Methane Emissions Observatory Environmental Defense Fund, Beijing Office
Atmospheric Environmental Remote Sensing Society (AERSS)
中国矿业大学 联合国环境规划署国际甲烷排放观测站 美国环保协会（EDF）北京代表处 国际大气环境遥感学会
Organizing Committee Chair / 组织委员会主席
Hui Su, HKUST 苏慧，香港科技大学
Organizing Committee Co-Chairs / 组织委员会联席主席
Robert Field, UNEP International Methane Emissions Observatory
Kai Qin, CUMT Robert Field, 联合国环境规划署国际甲烷排放观测站 秦凯，中国矿业大学
How to Get to HKUST
The most popular way to our campus is to take MTR (Mass Transit Railway) to Hang Hau station, then
take the green minibus No. 11M from the Hang Hau station to HKUST North Bus Station. The minibus
costs HK$6.
Please note that if you opt to take bus/minibus, you can only pay the fare by Octopus card or by cash (no
change of coins in general).
Taxi fare is normally paid by cash in Hong Kong Dollar. Foreign currencies are generally not accepted.
Please make sure you have enough cash to pay the taxi fare.
Estimated Fare & Time: Hong Kong International Airport to HKUST ~HK$400 (40 mins). Hong Kong West Kowloon Station to HKUST ~HK$200 (30 mins). Hang Hau to HKUST ~HK$60 (10 mins).
You can show the address of the venue in traditional
Chinese to the taxi driver. 香港九龍清水灣 香港科技大學 學術大樓
If you plan to drive to our campus, please contact us by email (climetgroup@gmail.com) as soon as possible.
We will need to register your vehicle before the ASI. Please provide us with the following information: Full
name of the driver, Car plate number, and Driver’s phone number for vehicle registration.
For campus parking, please find below campus map
Campus Map
For detailed directions from North/South Gate to the venue, please refer to the campus map below:
