Clean Air Task Force 178d ago

Coal mining is responsible for roughly 11% of global anthropogenic methane emissions. Methane is formed during the coalification process, where buried organic matter is transformed into coal under intense heat and pressure. During or after mining operations, large quantities of methane trapped within coal seams are released into the atmosphere. The growing availability of proven technologies to capture and utilize methane as an energy source presents a critical opportunity to reduce methane emissions from the coal sector.