CBM Note – November 13, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supporting the international Methane to Markets Partnership (M2M) by funding 21 new projects that will help 11 countries capture and use methane emissions from landfill, coal, agriculture, oil and natural gas operations. These projects are funded at a total of $3.29 million. In the coming weeks, EPA plans to award another seven grants totaling approximately $800,000. EPA selected these projects from among almost 100 proposals.
Several projects in the coal mine methane sector were selected for funding totaling $1.14 million, including four projects based in China and one based in India.
For more information on the specific projects awarded, please see: http://www.epa.gov/methanetomarkets/grants.htm
M2M is an international initiative that advances cost-effective, near-term methane recovery and use as a clean energy source. The goal of the Partnership is to reduce global methane emissions in order to enhance economic growth, strengthen energy security, improve air quality, improve industrial safety, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Since the launch of the Partnership in 2004, EPA has provided almost $13 million for nearly 70 grants to build capacity and promote international capture and use of methane.
For more information about Methane to Markets, see http://www.epa.gov/methanetomarkets/
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