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Policy
People's Republic of China
2006
Conversion of Exhaust Heat and Pressure
Within the 11th Five Year Period (2006 - 2010), the Chinese government has mandated the efficient use of exhaust, pressure and heat from mining and industrial processes. Iron and steel enterprises will - apply coke dry quenching (CDQ) and power generation through the pressure difference in blast furnace, renovate all blast furnace gas power generation and implement converter gas recovery to save 2.66 million tons of standard coal; - install each year 30 sets of medium-and-low-temperature exhaust-heat power generation equipment in concrete production lines with a daily yield of 2,000 tons; - exploit ground coalbed gas (CBG), extracting…
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2024
Coalbed Methane (Coal Mine Gas) Emission Standard (China)
On 1 December 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and the Environment issued a new air pollution standard entitled “Coalbed Methane (Coal Mine Gas) Emission Standard (GB 21522-2024)”. The new standard, which was issued under the authority of China’s Environmental Protection Law and China’s Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, replaces the previous “Coalbed Methane (Coal Mine Gas) Emission Standard (Interim) (GB 21522-2008)” issued in 2008. The updated standard establishes three sets of requirements with respect to coalbed methane: Extraction Requirements: The updated standard specifies that gas extraction systems in underground coal mines must be implemented…
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2020
Notice Further Strengthening Environmental Impact Assessments and Management of Coal Resource Development
This notice was issued by the Ministry of Ecology, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration. It establishes a policy framework to promote coordinated development of coal resources and environmental protection. The notice standardizes and optimizes environmental assessments and environmental management. It deepens the “Fang Guan Fu” (放管服) reform, which transforms government functions, streamlines administrative procedures, and improves regulations and public services. Furthermore, it solves outstanding problems in the industry in a coordinated manner and strengthens follow-up actions and supervision. The notice pays particular attention to methane emissions. It emphasizes the need to…
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Policy
United States
2014
California Air Resources Board Offset Program for Mine Methane Capture (MMC) Projects
The California Air Resources Board’s Compliance Offset Protocol Mine Methane Capture (MMC) Projects establishes eligibility rules and methodology for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions associated with methane capture and destruction strategies in active and abandoned coal mines. To ensure uniformity quantifying GHG emissions, methane capture and destruction projects are required to use the protocol for quantifying and reporting GHGs and submit annual independent verification. These can generate tradable offset credits under the California Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program, which may be used to fulfil up to 8% of compliance requirements. The protocol expanded coal mine methane project…
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2008
Emission Standard of Coalbed Methane/Coal Mine Gas (trial)
China’s Emission Standard of Coalbed Methane/Coal Mine Gas is the nation’s first regulation that directly regulates methane emission. Although labelled as a “trial”, it has been effective and enforced since 1 July 2008 and will likely be updated as a result of the 14 Five-year Plan (2021-2025). It has set specific technological, equipment, permitting, and monitoring requirements for mine gas and coalbed methane emissions.The standard obligates coal mines to set up permanent surface gas drainage works or underground mobile pump station drainage works if one of these three conditions listed is met:The gas…
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2016
Opinions of the State Council on Resolving Overcapacity in the Coal Industry and Realising Development Out of Difficulties
Recognising the coal mining sector as the basic industry of the national economy, this policy aims to promote structural reforms and effectively reduce overcapacity in the sector. The policy is based on three basic principles: (1) combining market forces and government support; (2) resolving and controlling production capacity; and (3) applying best labour practices.The Council's main tasks under the policy are to:Strictly control new production capacity. The State Council will stop approving new coal mine projects and slow down production capacity increase projects within three years.Accelerate elimination of poor performing coal mines or those that do…
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2024
Mainland China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration announced action plan to decarbonize coal power plants
The NDRC has asked for provincial governments as well as state-owned enterprises to voluntarily nominate coal projects that can be pilots for this program, which is the first time these technologies are being deployed in a centralized national scheme targeting coal-fired power plants. The test runs will help cut carbon intensities of coal plants by around 20% by 2025 and 50% by 2027 from the average industry levels in 2023. Cofiring renewable ammonia is one of the decarbonizing pathways that will be tested among biomass cofiring and carbon capture and storage. For cofiring of both renewable ammonia and…
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2022
The 14th Five-Year Comprehensive Work Plan on Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction
According to the plan, by 2025, China aims to reduce energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product by 13.5 % from the 2020 baseline, while keeping total energy consumption at reasonable levels, leading the world in energy efficiency and controlling emissions from major pollutants in key industries.The plan includes five main parts: general requirements, main objects, key energy conservation and emission reduction projects, policies, and implementation. Provisions relevant to the energy sector are summarized below.Focus industries· Focus on steel, non-ferrous metals, construction materials, petrochemical and chemical industries. The plan includes action to upgrade the steel, cement…
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2013
Interim Measures for the Administration of Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Trading
The Chinese certified emission reduction credit scheme (CCER) comes to China by way of the Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) established as one of the Flexible Mechanisms defined in the Kyoto Protocol since 2005. It has enabled emission-reduction projects in developing countries to earn CER credits. This mandate established by the NDRC operated in five major cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Chonqing and under two provinces Guangdong and Hubei. The governments of these provinces determine the local emissions caps, set up local trading rules, and issue emissions allowances to enterprises with their jurisdiction.As of 2013 118.1…
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Policy
Australia
2008
National Low Emissions Coal Initiative
Australia’s National Low Emission Coal Initiative (NLECI) aims to support the development and deployment of low emissions technologies and CO2 transport and storage infrastructure. Ongoing projects include the Australian National Low Emission Coal Research and Development initiative and bilateral cooperation on Clean Coal Technology via the Australia–China Joint Coordination Group.
Completed projects under the NLECI include:
Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Front End Engineering Design (FEED) Project: The Australian and Victorian Governments jointly funded elements of a FEED project for a HESC Pilot Project to convert Victorian brown coal to hydrogen for export to Japan for use as…