At its meeting on 25 July 2023 the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations adopted without a vote resolution E/RES/2023/18 on Best Practice Guidance for Effective Management of Coal Mine Methane at National Level: Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Mitigation, whereby it decides to invite States Members of the United Nations, international organizations and the regional commissions to consider the possibility of taking appropriate measures to ensure the application of the Best Practice Guidance for Effective Management of Coal Mine Methane at National Level: Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Mitigation worldwide (please see page 5 of E/2023/15/Add.1).
It is the third time, after the Decisions 2011/222 and 2021/249, when ECOSOC recognizes the work of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition and recommends application of the practices developed by the Group worldwide.