Closing the gap

To align with the 1.5 degrees target, coal mine methane (CMM) emissions must decrease by 75% by 2030. Ember proposes that governments mandate direct measurement and reporting for all mine types, invest in satellite-based verification to ensure data accuracy, and provide financial and technical assistance to low-income countries to implement methane reduction plans.

• To remain on track for a 1.5 degrees Celsius limit, coal mine methane emissions need to be reduced by 75% by 2030, according to IEA Net Zero analysis.
• Current global and national CMM emission estimates are often based on inventories and default factors that fail to accurately reflect real-life emissions, necessitating a shift toward direct measurement and top-down verification for all surface, underground, and decommissioned mines.
• Governments should utilize emerging satellite constellations—including MethaneSat, Carbon Mapper, EMIT, CHIME, EnMAP, and GHGsat—to verify company reports, identify 'super-gassy mines', and make mine-level data public.
• Existing technologies could technically avoid 53% of global CMM emissions, with 13% of that total achievable at no net cost.
• Low-income countries require financial and technical assistance to develop National Methane Plans and implement monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) practices, as current support is insufficient to meet the Global Methane Pledge.

APA

Ember (2023). Closing the gap. https://ember-energy.org/chapter/recommendations-cmm/

Chicago

Ember. Closing the gap. 2023. https://ember-energy.org/chapter/recommendations-cmm/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Ember |title=Closing the gap |date=28 November 2023 |url=https://ember-energy.org/chapter/recommendations-cmm/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{ember2023closing, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Closing the gap}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://ember-energy.org/chapter/recommendations-cmm/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }