Submission to the Climate Change Authority’s Issues Paper – May 2023

Ember urges the Australian government to overhaul its outdated coal mine methane reporting framework, advocating for the adoption of direct, site-specific measurement standards and the establishment of a fossil methane indicator to track progress toward net zero by 2050.

• Ember argues that Australia's current reporting framework for coal mine methane emissions is inaccurate and outdated, necessitating a transition to best practice direct and site-specific measurement standards. It recommends that the Clean Energy Regulator make all methane emissions, sources, and reporting methodologies for facilities reporting under greenhouse gas laws publicly available.
• The submission recommends that the Climate Change Authority advise the government to set ambitious 2035 climate targets that include significant coal mine methane reductions, create a fossil methane indicator to align fugitive emissions with the 2050 net zero goal, and develop a coal sector decarbonisation pathway and fossil fuel production phaseout plan.
• Specific legal reforms proposed for national greenhouse gas emissions measurement include phasing out Methods 1 and 2 for open cut coal mines, requiring direct measurement via a multi-input model for all coal mines, and implementing direct measurement standards for abandoned and post-mining facilities.

APA

Reynolds, A., Assan, S., & Wright, C. (2023). Submission to the Climate Change Authority’s Issues Paper – May 2023. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/submission-to-the-climate-change-authoritys-issues-paper-may-2023

Chicago

Reynolds, Annika, Sabina Assan, and Chris Wright. Submission to the Climate Change Authority’s Issues Paper – May 2023. Ember, 2023. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/submission-to-the-climate-change-authoritys-issues-paper-may-2023.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{reynolds2023submission, author = {Reynolds, Annika and Assan, Sabina and Wright, Chris}, title = {{Submission to the Climate Change Authority’s Issues Paper – May 2023}}, publisher = {Ember}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/submission-to-the-climate-change-authoritys-issues-paper-may-2023}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }