A total of 35 attendees participated in the meeting, including delegates from eight Partner Countries. Updates on recent project development activity, sector events, and regulatory changes were discussed. Representatives from the UNECE Group of Experts on CMM also provided an update of ongoing activities. Agenda:
This workshop featured a roundtable technical and policy discussion with representatives from the Mongolian coal mine industry. The workshop also reviewed recently completed technical support Mongolia has received from the Global Methane Initiative and presented the lessons learned for developing a successful CMM project. Presentations:
The meeting included updates from Partner Countries and Project Network Members. In addition, we discussed our upcoming subcommittee projects. Meeting Minutes:Download Minutes (PDF, 7pp, 105KB)
The IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition is attended by over 4,500 delegates. It features parallel sessions of technical presentations, scientific poster displays, workshops and discussion groups, and a large exhibition of products and services. The next World Water Congress will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, September 2014. Organized By: Internatio...
• Increase the shared understanding of the livestock sector's role in Global food security and health; Equity and growth; and Resources and climate; • Find consensus on how to ensure the livestock sector concurrently addresses its key social, economic and environmental challenges; • Identify the policies, institutions and incentive...
The 3rd meeting of the GMI Steering Committee was hosted by Environment Canada at the Biosphere Environmental Museum in Montreal on 16-17 October 2014. The primary focus of this meeting was to discuss the future of the GMI and how we can most effectively allocate our collaborative efforts to reduce methane emissions globally, including how we can align and coordinate our efforts with the methane-...
The 20th Session of the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) Coal Subcommittee and the 9th Session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane (CMM) met on 22-23 October 2014. Website: www.unece.org/energy/coalmine/meetings.h...
The U.S. Coal Mine Methane (CMM) Conference is the only national conference focusing solely on mine methane capture and use. Participants will hear from industry leaders and experts on the latest technology, policy, market and legal developments affecting the U.S. and international mine methane industries at coal and non-coal mines. Register:
The meeting will be Tuesday, 16 December 2014 at 7:00 AM ET (12:00 UTC). The agenda includes: • GMI Update • Schedule Update • Follow-up from Brazil • Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Training Materials • Next Steps
Register: If you would like to participate in the meeting, please register online at
As an important event in the CBM/CMM sector, this international symposium in China has become a platform to promote the development of the CBM industry through strengthening technical and economic cooperation in CBM/CMM recovery and utilization at home and abroad. The two-day symposium will provide participants with an opportunity to promote potential cooperation and showcase the latest theoretica...
