• Policy

        • United States

        • 1987

        Safety Standards for Methane in Metal and Nonmetal Mines

        …underground mine subject to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Depending on which category or subcategory the underground or surface mine is placed into, it shall operate in accordance with applicable standards found in the rules. In particular, Subcategory I-A applies to coal mines that release methane with a concentration of 0.25 percent or more. For these mines, the ventilation standards specify that main exhaust fans shall be equipped with methane monitors to give an alarm when methane in the return air reaches 0.5 percent. The regulation also specifies operational standards for main fans…

        • Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2022

        United Kingdom methane memorandum

        To demonstrate its commitment to the Global Methane Pledge, the government of the United Kingdom issued this memorandum to track its progress as of 2020 in comparison to 1990 levels and list its plans to further reduce methane emissions.Energy sector: Methane emissions were reduced by 84% over this time period. Methane has been abated from the following sources: coal mines, leakage form the midstream gas network and flaring and venting of gas in the upstream oil and gas industry. The United Kingdom aims to achieve zero routine flaring and venting targets by 2030 or sooner. The government will also…

        • Policy

        • Canada

        • 2020

        Funding for Algoma Steel’s climate action initiatives

        …expected to amount to a cumulative reduction of 596,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions over its lifetime.  In July 2021, the Canadian Prime Minister subsequently announced the steel company would receive up to CAD 200 million from the Strategic Innovation Fund’s Net Zero Accelerator initiative and CAD 220 million from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to retrofit their operations and phase out coal-fired steelmaking processes at the same facility.  The funding will support the transition to Electric-Arc Furnace production, which is expected to cut GHG emissions by more than 3 million metric tonnes per year by 2030…

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        • Poland

        • 2022

        National Recovery Plan / B. Green energy and energy efficiency / B1. Clean air and energy efficiency

        …entitled "Green energy and energy efficiency", the "Clean air and energy efficiency: Improving the energy efficiency of the economy" policy platform encompasses the following investments: -heat and cooling sources in district heating systems: support provided to installations using energy from renewable sources; gaseous fuels in cogeneration excluding coal fuels; heat pumps and geothermal sources, and technologies allowing replacing coal fuel in district heating ;  -replacement of heat sources and housing energy efficiency improvements to improve the energy efficiency  of single- and multi-household buildings and disseminating low-carbon energy sources;  -replacement of heat sources and energy-efficient schools retrofits…

        • Policy

        • Korea

        • 2022

        Korea Electric Power Corporation electricity rate freeze

        In agreement with the Korean government and in view of moderating the effects of the global energy crisis on domestic consumers, the State owned utility KEPCO temporarily set its adjusted unit fuel cost at zero from January 2022 to March 2022. Outside of the crisis context, the electricity rate is to be adjusted every quarter based on rules linked to global prices of liquefied natural gas, coal and crude oil.

        • Policy

        • People's Republic of China

        • 2015

        Launch of "One Belt One Road" Mining Industry Development Fund

        …The fund aims to raise 10 billion Yuan with fundraising completed by the end of 2015.The fund mainly invests in high-quality mineral resources, infrastructure and related industrial chains along the Belt and Road. The total investment of each project should be less than 200 million Yuan, and the operation time should be less than 3 years.The projects are mainly distributed in the countries along the "Silk Road Economic Belt", especially in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The fund has set up projects over gold, silver, copper, lead-zinc, aluminium, iron ore, coal, natural gas, oil and other resources.

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2019

        Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019

        …Study Areas, Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and Roadless Areas, off-limits to hardrock mining.The act also establishes reclamation standards for abandoned mines, a 12.5% royalty on new mining operations and an 8% royalty on existing operations. The act replaces the patenting system previously in place with a leasing system more similar to the permitting system used for oil, gas and coal. The act establishes a comprehensive inspection, monitoring and enforcement system for hardrock mining, setting civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance, prescribing guidelines for administrative and judicial review and authorizing citizen suits. 

        • Policy

        • Chile

        • 1987

        DFL 1 to establish a combined, coordinated and systematised text of Decree Law N° 1.349 of 1976, which creates the Chilean Copper Commission

        …a result, in 1987 a new decree with the force of law (DFL) was issued by the government to combine the amendments in one text.  COCHILCO is a functionally decentralised body with its own legal personality and assets. Its purpose is to serve as a specialised technical adviser to the Government in matters related to copper and its by-products and to all metallic and non-metallic mineral substances, with the exception of coal and hydrocarbons. Additionality, COCHILCO protects the State’s interests in its mining companies, through the supervision and evaluation of their management and investments.Specifically, the Corporation…

        • Policy

        • People's Republic of China

        • 2021

        Sinopec Green Hydrogen Plant

        The Sinopec Green Hydrogen Plant aims to be the Chinese State-owned oil company's first green hydrogen project, generating zero carbon fuel from renewable resources. The project will have a capacity of 20,000 tonnes of hydrogen output and an investment of 2.6 billion yuan. The first phase will involve 10,000 tonnes of hydrogen output powered by a 270 MW solar power station and 50 MW wind farm. The hydrogen produced will be supplied to a coal chemical joint venture project. 

        • Policy

        • Canada

        • 2020

        Federal Funding for Biocarbon Briquettes for Ferroalloy Production

        …a company specializing in the manufacturing of a ferroalloy used in the foundry and steel mill industry. This is completed by an additonal CAD 11.95 million from the Government of Quebec.  The funding will support the manufacturing of biocarbon briquettes, a renewable alternative to metallurgical coal that can reduce the environmental impact of foundries and steelworks. Elkem Métal Canada Inc. intends to replace 43,000 tonnes of metallurgical coal per year, used at its Chicoutimi plant in Quebec, with 37,000 tonnes of bio-briquette (biocarbon) for a potential reduction of 100,000 tonnes of CO2 eq/year for…

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