The Group of Experts on Gas examines the critical role of gas in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and provides a forum for multi-stakeholder dialogue on sustainable and clean production, distribution and consumption of natural gas in the UNECE region. In addition to these overarching discussions, four dedicated Task Forces focus on:

• Best practice guidance on reducing methane emissions along the gas value chain
• Best practice guidance on the role of natural gas in increasing the uptake of renewable energy
• Best practice guidance for liquefied natural gas
• Recommendations on removing barriers to the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel.

The featured item of the 4^th session will be a workshop on the challenge to the sustainability credentials of gas posed by methane emissions. The findings of the workshop will be used as the building blocks for the best practice guidance on methane emissions.