Coal Mine Methane
Introduction
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The Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane (CMM) is a subsidiary body of the Committee on Sustainable Energy (CSE) that promotes the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from coal mines. Its activities on recovery and use of methane reduce the risks of explosions in coal mines.
The principal activity of the Group of Experts on CMM is development and dissemination of the Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Drainage and Recovery in Coal Mines (for the updated version please click here). Read more >
In focus
Fourteenth Annual Session of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane will be held on 7-8 November 2019 in Geneva.
News
Highlights
An updated leaflet briefly describing importance of coal mine methane, as well as the role and activities of the UNECE Group of Experts on CMM has been released.
A two day-long capacity-building workshop on Best Practices in Coal Mine Methane Capture and Utilization was delivered jointly by the UNECE Group of Experts on CMM and the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) on 24-25 July 2018 in Bogota, Columbia.
On 9 July 2018 the Secretariat participated in a dinner debate in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, titled UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 7: Does coal have a role in providing affordable and clean energy? Read more
The International Centre of Excellence on Coal Mine Methane in Poland was nominated for an Emerging Europe Award in a category: Research & Development Initiative of the Year. The award ceremony took place on 22 June 2018 in London, UK. Read more
A one-day-long technical session titled Turning Coal Mine Methane into an Asset: Implementing Best Practices and Policies will be delivered jointly by the Group of Experts on CMM and the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) within the framework of the 25th World Mining Congress (WMC), on 20 June 2018 in Astana, Kazakhstan
On 13 June in Gdańsk, Poland, the Secretariat participated in a conference on the Polish national policy on natural resources. Read more
On 3-6 June the International Centre of Excellence on Coal Mine Methane in China delivered the first of the planned three stages of a pre-feasibility-study of methane drainage and utilization in a Tenghui coal mine. Read more
