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Coalbed Methane Outreach Program

Webinar: Market Incentives for U.S. Coal Mine Methane Projects

CMOP Webinar slideCMOP hosted this webinar on 12 September 2018.  The webinar focused on:

  1. Emerging financial, regulatory and policy incentives for coal mine methane (CMM) project development in the U.S.;
  2. Major U.S. greenhouse gas registries and their requirements for listing CMM projects for compliance and voluntary markets; and
  3. The impact of the California Cap-and-Trade program on U.S. CMM project planning, development and implementation, including a review of recent legislative changes to the Cap-and-Trade program and developments in other offset markets.

A question-and-answer session with the following presenters concluded the webinar:

  • Phil Kong, Advanced Resources International – Financial and regulatory incentives for U.S. CMM projects
  • Eric Ripley, American Carbon Registry – The California Cap-and-Trade program’s impact on U.S. CMM projects and changes to offset markets that could impact future project development
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