Partners

A three-year project to develop bankable coal mine methane (CMM) projects will be undertaken under auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) with the support from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The project also will be implemented with the support and collaboration of the UN Foundation and possibly other governments and organizations. The focus of the project is on countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).


Division of Work and Responsibilities

• The UNECE shall, with cooperation from a number of governments, multi-lateral organizations, and industry, form a CMM Experts Group under the UNECE Committee on Sustainable Energy's Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Coal in Sustainable Development.
  (click here for more information on UNECE)
  
  

• The assistance provided by EPA shall support preparation of viable CMM investment documents for submission to one or several investment funds directly affiliated with the UNECE's Energy Efficiency 21 (EE21) Project. The EPA funding shall also support travel for experts from Central and South-Eastern Europe and the CIS to participate in one to two meetings per year and the technical and logistical support for these meetings and seminars in selected host countries.
  (click here for more information on EPA)
  

Should your organization or government be interested in actively participating in project please contact our CMM Team