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This documentS document outlines regulatory standards for the minimization of fugitive dust across various activities, including material storage, construction, demolition, road maintenance, mining, and the management of tailings piles and ponds.

This document consists of greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting notes and data tables submitted in March 2019 for Anglo American operations in South Africa. It details the calculation methodologies for fugitive methane and carbon dioxide emissions from coal mining for Anglo Operations (Pty) Ltd and provides emission data for Anglo American Platinum and Anglo American Inyosi Coal for the year 2018.

This annual report details dust deposition monitoring at the Eskom Hendrina Power Station from April 2014 to March 2015. Using a network of twenty single-bucket monitors, the study measured dust fallout rates against the South African National Dust Control Regulations, 2013. The findings indicate that the vast majority of sites remained within residential limits, with only two non-residential sites recording temporary exceedances.

Ember's consultation response argues that Australia's Safeguard Mechanism must be significantly strengthened to address coal mine methane (CMM) emissions, which it claims are underestimated by 30-40%. The document advocates for a mandate against new coal mines, the adoption of a 20-year Global Warming Potential (GWP) for methane, and the implementation of strict industry benchmarks (1-3kg/tonne) to drive the closure of 'super-emitting' mines and the adoption of available capture technologies.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute evaluates methods for reducing upstream fugitive methane emissions in the U.S. natural gas sector, arguing that reducing leakage rates to below 1 percent of total production would make natural gas's climate impact lower than that of coal or diesel.