• Policy

        • Canada

        • 2000

        (Alberta) Mines and Minerals Act

        …to cover certain post-closure costs. The Act also declares that coalbed methane is a natural gas and at all times belongs to the Crown. Natural gas and coal are distinct substances under the principles of the Act and therefore leased separately. Part 2, section 65(2) provides that the Minister, on the recommendation of the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) that it is necessary to do so for safety or conservation reasons, may authorise the lessee of a coal lease to recover natural gas, including coalbed methane, contained in a coal seam in the location of the coal lease…

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2009

        Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP)

        …a plan for monitoring, reporting and verifying CO2 sequestered underground. Once the plan is approved, facilities report basic information on CO2 received for injection, data related to the amounts of CO2 sequestered, and annual monitoring activities.The GHGRP also collects information regarding GHG emissions from the supply of fossil fuels in the United States. This includes methane emissions from the oil and gas industry (subpart W for upstream operations, transmission, storage and distribution; subpart Y for refineries); and emissions from underground coal mines (subpart FF), such as methane concentrations in mine ventilation air and methane volumes released from degasification systems.

        • Policy

        • European Union

        • 2021

        Modernisation Fund

        …energy, industry and transport, and support the 2030 climate and energy targets of 7 beneficiary countries:Romania will receive EUR 1 391.6 millionCzechia EUR 520 millionPoland EUR 244.2 millionLithuania EUR 85 millionHungary EUR 74.3 millionSlovakia EUR 49.5 millionCroatia EUR 40 millionMore precisely, the Modernisation Fund is supporting 45 investment proposals in the areas of:electricity generation from renewable sourcesmodernisation of energy networksenergy efficiency in the energy sector, in industry, in buildings, as well as in transportthe replacement of coal generation with lower carbon intensity fuel. These investments conclude the third investment cycle of the Modernisation Fund.

        • Policy

        • Mexico

        • 2016

        Federal Law of Transparency and Public Information Access

        …The regions and zones assigned for the exploration and exploitation of minerals;The bases and rules that have been used to award the concessions and assignments;The register of mining concessions;The general numbers of concession minerals’ volume and value; mining production by entity and municipality, mining-metallurgical production by the form of presentation, coal production and participation in the value of production by entity, andThe reports of the inspection visits including, at least, the concession title’s information, the date of the visit, the holder of the concession, and the resolution of the visit.The failure to fulfil these…

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2021

        (Colorado) Senate Bill 21-264 Clean Heat Targets

        …Companies are required to report their 2015 carbon dioxide and methane emissions separately. They are allowed to use recovered methane to account for no more than 1% reductions in 2025 and 5% reductions in 2030. Methane emissions include ones leaked from the transportation and delivery of gas from the gas distribution and service pipelines, as well as coal mine methane.Small gas distribution utilities, defined as providing gas services to under ninety thousand retail consumers, are not required but may submit their “clean heat plan”, with no stringent emission targets set by the bill.The commission should approve or modify…

        • Policy

        • Canada

        • 2020

        (Alberta) AER Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting (upstream provisions)

        … upstream oil, gas and bitumen wells,gathering linesoil and gas facilities,gas plants,pipeline installations,storage facilities, andtank terminals (i.e., production and injection wells, batteries, and central processing facilities within thermal in-situ oil sands schemes)The new requirements do not apply to:AER-regulated facilities that are not related to oil, gas or bitumen production (such as coal, shallow water wells, brine wells, NEB regulated facilities, midstream meter stations, or midstream pipelines),oil sands mining schemes,processing plants for removing bitumen from oil sands at mines including upgraders,refineries,rail car loading facilities,downstream distribution pipelines, ordownstream facilities…

        • Policy

        • Belarus

        • 2012

        Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus "On Integrated Environmental Permits" dated November 17, 2011 No. 528 (with amendments and additions dated March 9, 2016 No. 91).

        …replaces individual permits for the emission of pollutants, special water use, and storage and disposal of industrial waste. 1.3 Comprehensive environmental permits are issued for a period of 5 to 10 years by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. The annex to the Decree lists which facilities are required to obtain a comprehensive environmental permit, including: facilities to produce petroleum products and coke (refineries with a design capacity of 500 tons per day or more, facilities for the gasification and liquefaction of coal and bituminous shale with a design capacity of 500 tons per day or more).

        • Policy

        • Australia

        • 2008

        National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008

        …including solid, gaseous and liquid fuels. It defines methods to estimate methane emissions, including those associated with the combustion of gaseous fuels, and references applicable emission factors. This chapter also defines reporting procedures for certain industries, with Division 2.5.1 concerning petroleum refining. Chapter 3 covers fugitive emissions from coal mining (Part 3.2), oil and natural gas (Part 3.3) and; carbon capture and storage (Part 3.4). Oil and gas activities include oil and gas production, transport, refining and distribution. There are specific provisions for each type of source with direct measurement (Method 4) being required for…

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2021

        U.S.-China Joint Glasgow Declaration on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s

        …intend to cooperate in the following areas in order to reduce CO2 emissions: Policies that support the effective integration of high shares of low-cost intermittent renewable energy; Transmission policies that encourage efficient balancing of electricity supply and demand across broad geographies; Distributed generation policies that encourage integration of solar, storage, and other clean power solutions closer to electricity users;  Energy efficiency policies and standards to reduce electricity waste; andDeployment and application of technology such as CCUS and direct air capture.Both countries also recall their respective commitments regarding the elimination of support for unabated international thermal coal power generation.

        • Policy

        • European Union

        • 2020

        An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions

        …legislation to more effectively address methane-related emissions, notably the Industrial Emissions Directive and the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register;Accelerate the development of the market for biogas from sustainable sources such as manure or organic waste and residues via upcoming policy initiatives. The following actions are outlined for the energy sector, covering the oil, gas and coal supply chains:Deliver legislative proposals in 2021 on two issues – compulsory measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) for all energy-related methane emissions, building on the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP 2.0) methodology; and obligations to improve leak detection and…

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