Speaking Topic:
Just Transitions and Mining. A Response to Climate Change and Other Challenges
Coal Mine Methane and Just Transitions: Guidelines for Establishing New Best Practices
Introduction
The mining world is undergoing rapid transition in response to climate change and other challenges. Regions and mine sites around the world are facing, preparing for, or going through transitions. What are the guidelines for establishing new best practices to ensure future sustainability? Whose voices do we need to include to help shape these guidelines?
Presentation Overview
Some regions and sites around the world are already engaging with Just Transitions principles and methodologies. It’s important to understand the lessons that have been learned from Just Transitions, especially to navigate any gaps in knowledge.
What is evident is the need to plan well ahead for transitions and involve all stakeholders in co-designing and implementing the post transition plan.
Transitional plans need to include factors such as regional employment and identity post transition, financial and social supports, retraining of workers, safe mine closure, environmental rehabilitation and post-mining land use, and management of emissions including coal mine methane, to name just a few.
How do we understand and apply best practice through transitions?
How can we plan well in advance, with real input from all relevant stakeholders – the mining industry, unions, workers, communities and governments – and optimise the use of data and learn from case studies?
Presentations delivered by Bobbie Foot
The United Nations, Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane
and Just Transition
21-23 September 2022, Palais Des Nations, Geneva
31st Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy
UNECE Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition
March 2024
Ms Bobbie Foot, Taskforce Chair
Taskforce on Emission Reduction UNECE
March 2024
Succeeding Locally to Mobilize Methane Action
18-21 March 2024, Geneva, Switzerland
2024 Global Methane Forum, Global Methane Initiative (GMI)
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