Best Practice Guidance for Effective Management of Coal Mine Methane at National Level : Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Mitigation

E/RES/2023/18View PDF

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A Resolution of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 15 Regional cooperation, published in 2023.

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 5	Sustainable energy	13

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 5	Sustainable energy	13	—

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Coalbed Methane Guidelines

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Decides to invite States Members of the United Nations, international organizations and the regional commissions to consider the possibility of taking appropriate measures to ensure the application of the Best Practice Guidance for Effective Management of Coal Mine Methane at National Level: Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Mitigation worldwide.

Decision G (70)

Best Practice Guidance for Effective Management of Coal Mine Methane at National Level: Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Mitigation

The Economic Commission for Europe,

Recalling its decision 4 of E/ECE/1462 Annual Report (1 April 2009 to 31 March 2011);

Noting the value of capturing and using recovered methane to increase energy supply and support energy system resilience in the short term and the value of increasing the capture and reduction of methane to achieve climate objectives in the long term;

Endorses the “Best Practice Guidance for Effective Management of Coal Mine Methane at National Level: Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Mitigation” (ECE/ENERGY/139), developed under the Committee’s Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition;

Recommends that the Guidance be disseminated widely, inviting Member States of the United Nations, international organizations and the regional commissions to consider the possibility of taking appropriate measures to ensure the application of “Best Practice Guidance for Effective Management of Coal Mine Methane at National Level: Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Mitigation” worldwide;

Decides to propose to the Economic and Social Council to consider inviting Member States of the United Nations, international organizations and the regional commissions to apply the Best Practice Guidance for Effective Management of Coal Mine Methane at National Level and to transmit to the Council at its next session a draft decision on the issue for consideration and possible adoption.

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