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Session on Coal Mine Methane

at the XXXII School of Underground Mining

28 February 2023
Hotel QUBUS, Nadwiślańska Street 6 Cracow Poland
SEP 2023

On 28 February 2023 the International Centre of Excellence on CMM in Poland and the UNECE Group of Experts on CMM and Just Transition, organized a sesion dedicated to Coal Mine Methane which was delivered within the framework of the XXXII School of Underground Mining held by the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Faculty of the Mining and Geoengineering of the AGH University of Science and Technology. 

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The main focus of the event was given to:

  • Scale and sources of the global and Polish methane emissions;
  • Actions taken by the Polish mining sector to reduce methane emissions from coal mines in Poland and abroad; 
  • CMM and AMM regulations around the world; and
  • Proposed EU regulation on methane and its expected impact on the coal mining sector in Poland.

To learn more about the programme of the session please see the agenda, as well as the delivered presentations below.

Should you be interested to follow the whole meeting, please access the video recording from the session available here.

Please also consult the official webpage of the School of Underground Mining in English or in Polish.

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Agenda

39441 _ Agenda _ 375788 _ English _ 773 _ 374809 _ pdf
39441 _ Agenda _ 375788 _ Polish _ 858 _ 374912 _ pdf

Presentations

39442 _ Presentation of ICE-CMM Poland, by Piotr Kasza, Board member, ICE-CMM Poland _ 376379 _ Polish _ 858 _ 375774 _ pdf
39442 _ Polish contribution to the global methane emissions, by Marek Borowski, Vice-Dean, Faculty for Cooperation, AGH _ 376380 _ Polish _ 858 _ 375775 _ pdf
39442 _ Polish contribution to the global methane emissions, by Marek Borowski, Vice-Dean, Faculty for Cooperation, AGH _ 376380 _ English _ 773 _ 375873 _ pdf
39442 _ Impact of methane on the environment and human health, by Felicia Ruiz, Director, International Methane Partnerships and Outreach, Clean Air Task Force _ 376381 _ English _ 773 _ 375776 _ pdf
39442 _ Monitoring of methane emissions as a necessary element of a reliable assessment of the scale of their impact on the environment, by Lukasz Kroplewski, Picarro; Vice-Chair, UNECE Group of Experts on CMMJT _ 376382 _ English _ 773 _ 375777 _ pdf
39442 _ Methane emissions from Polish coal mines - reporting systems, social access to information, and assessment of its effects, by Michal Hetmanski, CEO, Instrat Foundation _ 376383 _ Polish _ 858 _ 375778 _ pdf
39442 _ JSW and GIG’s report on the use of methane from coal mines in Poland, by Jacek Skiba, Senior Expert, Research and Development, GIG _ 376384 _ English _ 773 _ 375918 _ pdf
39442 _ Status of Coal Mine Methane in the United States, by Felicia Ruiz, Director, International Methane Partnerships and Outreach, Clean Air Task Force _ 376385 _ English _ 773 _ 375780 _ pdf
39442 _ Ukraine - Degassing of Coal Mines and other Mining and Geological Investigations, by Volodymyr Baranov, Kateryna Babii, Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine _ 376386 _ English _ 773 _ 375781 _ pdf
39442 _ The new EU Regulation on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector concerning underground mines – an update, by Jerzy Hadro and Janusz Jureczka, PIG-PIB _ 376387 _ English _ 773 _ 375782 _ pdf
39442 _ The new EU Regulation on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector concerning underground mines – an update, by Jerzy Hadro and Janusz Jureczka, PIG-PIB _ 376387 _ Polish _ 858 _ 375783 _ pdf
39442 _ Expected environmental benefits of the proposed EU methane regulation, by Conal Campbell, Methane Policy and Data Analyst, Ember _ 376388 _ English _ 773 _ 375784 _ pdf
39442 _ Expected impact of the proposed EU regulation on JSW’s activities and preparatory actions undertaken by the company, by Sebastian Swaczyna, Head, Emissions and Methane Management Unit, JSW _ 376389 _ English _ 773 _ 375785 _ pdf
39442 _ Expected impact of the proposed EU regulation on JSW’s activities and preparatory actions undertaken by the company, by Sebastian Swaczyna, Head, Emissions and Methane Management Unit, JSW _ 376389 _ Polish _ 858 _ 375786 _ pdf
39442 _ Projects implemented at JSW S.A. in cooperation with members of ICE-CMM Poland, by Artur Badylak, Director, Methane Drainage and Management Office, JSW _ 376390 _ English _ 773 _ 375788 _ pdf
39442 _ Projects implemented at JSW S.A. in cooperation with members of ICE-CMM Poland, by Artur Badylak, Director, Methane Drainage and Management Office, JSW _ 376390 _ Polish _ 858 _ 375793 _ pdf
39442 _ Expected impact of the proposed EU regulation on mine closure in Poland, as well as on mines that are already closed, by Janusz Jureczka and Jerzy Hadro, PIG-PIB _ 376391 _ English _ 773 _ 375789 _ pdf
39442 _ Expected impact of the proposed EU regulation on mine closure in Poland, as well as on mines that are already closed, by Janusz Jureczka and Jerzy Hadro, PIG-PIB _ 376391 _ Polish _ 858 _ 375791 _ pdf
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