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Kazakhstan ranks 10^th in global coal production – approximately 126 million metric tons (Mmt) in 2012 – and 6^th in coal mine methane (CMM) emissions, which are projected to exceed 27 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO₂E) by 2020. An overview of Kazakhstan’s coal mining history and current methane recovery and use efforts can be found in the Global Methane Initiative Coal Mine Methane Country Profile: Kazakhstan (June 2015) (PDF) (11 pp, 1 MB) Exit.

Resources

• A strategic approach to selecting policy mechanisms for addressing coal mine methane emissions: A case study on Kazakhstan. Environmental Science & Policy 78, 185-192. (December 2017)
• Promoting Coal Mine Methane (CMM) for Energy, Safety and the Environment: Legislation and Project Development in Kazakhstan: Workshop presentations (September 2015)
• Pre-feasibility Study for ArcelorMittal Coal Mines, Karaganda Coal Basin, Kazakhstan (April 2013)
• Deep Gassy Coal Mines of Karaganda Coal Basin (December 2011)
• Coal Mine Methane Overview of Kazakhstanskaya Mine (March 2010)

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