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Contents Preface .............................................................................................................................. vii Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................... ix Units of Measure ................................................................................................................. xi Conversion Factors .............................................................................................................xi Acronyms and Abbreviations .............................................................................................. xiii Glossary of Terms .............................................................................................................. xvii Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. xix Introduction .............................................................................................................. xix Government aims and targets ................................................................................... xx Current status of CBM/CMM .................................................................................... xxi CBM/CMM utilization .............................................................................................. xxii Barriers .................................................................................................................. xxiii 1. CBM/CMM Resources and Emissions .............................................................................. 1 CBM Resources .......................................................................................................... 1 CMM resources and emissions ................................................................................... 3 A large contributor to China’s GHG emissions ............................................................ 7 A growing problem .................................................................................................... 7 The problem can be mitigated .................................................................................... 9 2. CBM/CMM Recovery and Utilization .............................................................................. 11 CBM sources ........................................................................................................... 11 VCBM surface extraction in China ............................................................................ 12 CMM extraction in China ......................................................................................... 14 AMM extraction in China ......................................................................................... 15 Utilization of CBM and CMM .................................................................................... 16 Government plans and targets ................................................................................. 19 iii A STRATEGY FOR CBM AND CMM DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION IN CHINA 3. Administrative, Regulatory and Policy Framework ........................................................... 25 Legal framework ...................................................................................................... 25 Administrative framework for CBM and CMM ........................................................... 25 Policy and regulations on CMM drainage in China’s coal mines ................................ 28 Financial and fiscal incentives for CBM/CMM ............................................................ 29 4. Barriers to CBM/CMM Development and Scale-up ......................................................... 33 CBM regulatory regime ............................................................................................ 33 Financial barriers to CMM development .................................................................... 33 Health, safety and environmental barriers ................................................................. 35 Market barriers ........................................................................................................ 37 Technology barriers .................................................................................................. 38 Principal barriers to development of CMM utilization schemes ................................... 41 5. Comparative Experiences of Other Countries ................................................................. 43 CBM and CMM Resource Management .................................................................... 43 Promoting CMM extraction and utilization ................................................................ 46 CBM/CMM extraction, utilization technology and infrastructure ................................. 51 6. Conclusions and Recommendations .............................................................................. 55 Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 55 Recommendations ..................................................................................................