Coal Mine Methane
About Coal Mine Methane
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
Workshop on Coal Mine Methane and Abandoned Mine Methane in the context of Sustainable Energy will be organised jointly by the UNECE Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) on 23 October 2017 in Geneva.
HIGHLIGHTS
The International Centre of Excellence on Coal Mine Methane (ICE-CMM) was officially inaugurated in Katowice, Poland. The Centre is conceived as a non-profit entity established and operating under the auspices of, and in close collaboration with, UNECE and its Group of Experts on CMM.
MoU signed between UNECE and the Shanxi Coking Coal Group Ltd. provides a basis for establishing an International Centre of Excellence on Coal Mine Methane in China.
International Workshop on Best Practices in Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines
9 to 10 March 2017, Radisson Blu Hotel, Ranchi, India
The UNECE Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane in cooperation with the Government of India - Ministry of Coal, Coal India Limited - Central Mine Planning & Design Institute, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Global Methane Initiative is organizing a workshop on Best Practices in Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines in India.
News
- Opening of the International Centre of Excellence on Coal Mine Methane (ICE-CMM) in Poland – safer mining, cleaner environment, and efficient resource use. On 8 June 2017, the first ICE-CMM was officially inaugurated in Katowice, Poland
- In January 2018 the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane will start implementation of the second phase of the extrabudgetary project on Dissemination of best practices in the abatement, recovery, and use of methane, funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
- New Centre of Excellence on Coal Mine Methane in China will help to reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of coal mining and enhance safety. On 19 May 2017 UNECE and the Shanxi Coking Coal Group Ltd. (SCCG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that provides a basis for establishing an International Centre of Excellence on Coal Mine Methane (ICE-CMM) in China, which is expected to become operational in 2018.
- Despite the importance of coal to India’s economy, up until recently the issue of the effective management of coal mine methane (CMM) has not been given adequate attention. To increase the visibility of the issue and capture the attention of local stakeholders, the UNECE Group of Experts on CMM organized an International Workshop on Best Practices in Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines in Ranchi, India, 9-10 March.
- The updated version of the Best Practice Guidance on Effective Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines has been released.
- Managing methane emissions from energy-related extractive activities is a win-win for delivering on the global promises on climate change and sustainable development: this is the key message delivered by UNECE Executive Secretary Christian Friis Bach in his keynote address to the Global Methane Forum in Washington D.C. on 30 March 2016. Read more>
