Australia - Methane to Markets Partnership

Country	Australia
Year Implemented	2004
Policy Status	Superseded
Date Announced	November 2004
Date Effective	November 2004
Date Ended	October 2010
Agency	•Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency •Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
Policy Superseded by	Global Methane Initiative
Stated Objective	•Climate Change Mitigation
Policy Target	•Bioenergy   •Biomass for Heat   •Biomass for Power
Policy Sector	•Multi-sectoral Policy
Description	Australia joined the Partnership at its launch in November 2004, seeking to collaborate on the recovery and use of coal mine methane with China.The M2M Partnership is a voluntary, non-binding framework for international cooperation to advance cost-effective, near-term methane recovery and use as a clean energy source. The M2M Partnership was launched at the Ministerial Meeting in Washington, D.C. in November 2004. The Partnership now includes 26 member countries as Partners. It encourages the development and implementation of projects that can result in direct methane emissions reductions
URL	www.ret.gov.au/energy/sustainbility_and_climate_change/international_climate_change/methane_to_markets_prtnership/Pages/MethanetoMarkets(M2M)Partnership.aspx