The Task Force on methane emissions reduction is dedicated to advancing efforts to measure, reduce, and manage methane emissions from active, closed, and/or abandoned coal mines, aimed at reducing the risks of methane-related mining incidents, mitigating climate change, and supporting just transition and sustainable development.
Recent focus includes:
• The development of best practice guidance on processing ventilation air methane (VAM); and
• Supporting member States in including CMM and VAM emission reduction projects in NDCs and mobilizing funding for such projects.
Areas of Focus
- CMM capture and use
- AMM capture and use
- VAM capture and use
- Pre-mine drainage
- MRV
- Environmental impact of methane
- Methane emissions sources
- Methane emissions regulations
- etc.
Current Chair
- Ms. Volha Roshchanka
Meetings
- First Meeting (16 May 2023)
- Second Meeting (29 September 2023)
- Third Meeting (week of 19 February 2024)
- Fourth Meeting (4 September 2024)
Resources
- Shared Folder (accessible only to Task Force members)