Steering Committee and Miscellaneous (i.e., Finance, Private Sector Workshops) Technical Proceedings from Global Methane Initiative Events

12 – 15 March 2013 Methane Expo 2013 Plenary and Biogas Cross-Cutting Sessions: Vancouver, Canada

• Presentation from Ukraine (PDF, 8 pp, 635 KB)
• Welcome and City Perspective on Climate Change (PDF, 18 pp, 1.61 MB)
• Methane Finance Study Group (PDF, 12 pp, 764 KB)
• Methane Reduction and Use in the context of Low-emission Policy: Global and Country Dimension (PDF, 11 pp, 370 KB)
• ADB Biogas Program in Asia (PDF, 16 pp, 1.81 MB)
• Adding Social Benefits to International Landfill Gas Development Projects (PDF, 43 pp, 10.1 MB)
• Tapping into the Transportation Fuel Market (PDF, 41 pp, 4.23 MB)

Panel 2: Addressing Methane Emissions from the Biogas Sectors through National Strategies

• Ethiopia's Climate Resilient Green Economy Plan/Strategy (PDF, 36 pp, 1.56 MB)
• Mexico's Proposed Solid Waste NAMA (PDF, 12 pp, 110 KB)
• Colombia's Proposed Organic Waste NAMA (PDF, 21 pp, 690 KB)

12 – 14 March 2013 Steering Committee Meeting: Vancouver, Canada

Country Updates:

• Argentina (PDF, 13 pp, 912 KB)
• Canada (PDF, 14 pp, 203 KB)
• Finland (PDF, 24 pp, 1.27 MB)
• Japan (PDF, 25 pp, 4.85 MB)
• Mexico (PDF, 6 pp, 363 KB)
• Poland (PDF, 13 pp, 455 KB)
• United States (PDF, 14 pp, 323 KB)

12 – 14 October 2011 GMI Partnership-wide Meeting Plenary Sessions: Krakow, Poland

• State of the Initiative (PDF, 17 pp, 505 KB)
• International efforts focusing on Short-Lived Climate (PDF, 20 pp., 175 KB)
• The Arctic Council's Work on Short-Lived Climate (PDF, 21 pp., 999 KB)
• Methane and Climate Change - The Ways to Move Forward (PDF, 12 pp., 158 KB)

12 – 13 October 2011 Steering Committee Meeting: Krakow, Poland

Country Updates:

• Mexico (PDF, 6 pp, 228 KB)
• Poland (PDF, 10 pp, 154 KB)
• United States (PDF, 13 pp, 303 KB)

8 December 2010 GMI Side Event AT UNFCCC 16TH Conference of the Parties: Cancun, Mexico

• The Global Methane Initiative (PDF, 14 pp, 784 KB)
• Partner Country Success Stories:
  Mexico - Edgar Del Villar, SEMARNAT (PDF, 11 pp, 540 KB)
  Brazil - Josilene Ticianelli Vannuzini Ferrer Rei,CETESB (PDF, 7 pp, 314 KB)
  United States - Paul Gunning, U.S. EPA (PDF, 11 pp, 1.6 MB)
  
• Oil and Gas Private Sector Involvement – PEMEX Reduction of Fugitive Emissions (PDF, 11 pp, 150 KB)
• Coal Mine Private Sector Involvement – Ventilation Air Methane (VAM) (PDF, 32 pp, 1.6 MB)
• Landfills Private Sector Involvement – Cancun Biodigester Project (PDF, 12 pp, 423 KB)
• Agriculture Private Sector Involvement – Mexican Biodigester Projects (PDF, 15 pp, 1.2 MB)

2 – 5 March 2010 Partnership Expo Plenary Sessions: New Delhi, India

• Methane to Markets: State of the Partnership (PDF, 19 pp, 472 KB)
• Methane Recovery and Use: The Importance of Policy (PDF, 10 pp, 364 KB)
• Opportunities and Barriers for Methane Capture and Use in Argentina PDF, 7 pp, 34 KB)
• Current Status and Policy from Works of Methane Emission Reduction in China (PDF, 15 pp, 144 KB)
• M2M in Mexico in the Framework of the National Policy for Climate Change (PDF, 15 pp, 849 KB)
• The World Bank’s Experience: in Climate Finance (PDF, 8 pp, 335 KB)
• Financing Mechanisms for Methane Projects (PDF, 15 pp, 651 KB)
• Low BTU Gas Applications Worldwide (PDF, 44 pp, 7.4 MB)
• Gas Engine Solutions for Low BTU Applications (PDF, 20 pp, 3.7 MB)
• Landfill Gas Upgrade Technologies – Transportation Applications (PDF, 12 pp, 276 KB)
• Direct Use of Methane Gas (PDF, 14 pp, 837 KB)

2 – 4 March 2010 Steering Committee Meeting: New Delhi, India

Country Updates:

• Australia (PDF, 4 pp, 93 KB)
• Poland (PDF, 16 pp, 77 KB)
• United Kingdom (PDF, 12 pp, 1.4 MB)
• United States (PDF, 14 pp, 1.4 MB)

10 – 11 September 2009 Steering Committee Meeting: Washington, DC, United States

Country Updates:

• Australia (PDF, 2 pp, 83 KB)
• China (PDF, 40 pp, 658 KB)
• European Commission (PDF, 1 pp, 173 KB)
• Mexico (PDF, 11 pp, 537 KB)
• United States (PDF, 13 pp, 249 KB)

27 – 29 January 2009 Partnership-wide Meeting: Monterrey, Mexico

• Global Methane Initiative in Mexico (PDF, 17 pp, 312 KB)
• The International Response to Climate Change and the Carbon Market: A Mexican Perspective (PDF, 13 pp, 360 KB)
• The Urgency of Methane Reduction: The Arctic Drama (PDF, 22 pp, 264 KB)

27 – 28 January 2009 Partnership-wide Meeting: Monterrey, Mexico

Country Updates:

• Australia (PDF, 5 pp, 98 KB)
• Chile (PDF, 48 pp, 3 MB)
• Mexico (PDF, 1 pp, 35 KB)
• United States (PDF, 17 pp, 1.5 MB)

12 Dec 2008 Methane to Markets Side Event at UNFCCC 14th Conference of Parties: Poznan, Poland

• Project Network Panel: MEGTECH (PDF, 22 pp, 962 KB)
• Project Network Panel: Oil & Gas Institute (PDF, 14 pp, 89 KB)
• Project Network Panel: Sao Paolo State Environmental Protection Agency (CETESB) (PDF, 11 pp, 2.1 MB)

31 October – 1 November 2007 Steering Committee Meeting: Beijing, China

Country Updates:

• Australia (PDF, 8 pp, 464 KB)
• Canada (PDF, 4 pp, 43 KB)
• Ecuador (PDF, 16 pp, 162 KB)
• India (PDF, 11 pp, 158 KB)
• Mexico (PDF, 4 pp, 165 KB)
• Russia (PDF, 8 pp, 121 KB)
• United States (PDF, 12 pp, 241 KB)

2 – 4 Nov 2005 Methane to Markets Partnership Meeting: Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Project Finance and Methane Capture and Use Projects (PDF, 14 pp, 66 KB)
• Essentials of Project Finance: Part 1 (PDF, 15 pp, 113 KB) | Part 2 (PDF, 11 pp, 138 KB)
• Investment Bank Perspective (PDF, 4 pp, 305 KB)
• Private Carbon Fund Perspective (PDF, 9 pp, 99 KB)
• Regional Development Bank Perspective (PDF, 11 pp, 383 KB)
• Emission Reductions in Compressor Stations as a CDM Project: Moldova Project (Oil and Gas Sector) (PDF, 17 pp, 134 KB)
• Practical Lessons from Methane Project Case Studies: China (Coal Mine Methane) (PDF, 25 pp, 1.3 MB)
• Practical Lessons from Methane Project Case Studies: Brazil (Landfill Gas) (PDF, 17 pp, 2.5 MB)
• Landfill Gas to Energy Practical Project Analysis (PDF, 16 pp, 111 KB)

15 – 17 Nov 2004 Methane to Markets Ministerial Meeting: Washington, DC, USA

Opening Plenary

• Methane Science and Policy (PDF, 12 pp, 178 KB)
• Global Energy Markets (PDF, 19 pp, 474 KB)

Cross—Cutting Issues for Project Development Session

• Overview (PDF, 6 pp, 23 KB)
• Carbon Market, Carbon Finance and the “Methane Kick” (PDF, 19 pp, 459 KB)
• Methane Projects Barriers to Development (PDF, 16 pp, 488 KB)
• Private Sector Involvement (PDF, 14 pp, 278 KB)