#Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that often goes unnoticed in climate discussions. But cutting methane emissions - especially those from coal mines - is the strongest lever we have to slow #climatechange in the short-term. A 🧵 (1/5):

If we cut emissions as planned, we open the door to an exciting world: 🌳 Green cities 🙌 Clean air ⚡️ Cheap energy 🚝 Efficient transport 👩🏽‍🔧 Abundant jobs 🌱Nature regenerated Can you imagine? A safer, healthier, more stable & more just world IS possible. #TheFutureWeChoose

#Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that often goes unnoticed in climate discussions. But cutting methane emissions - especially those from coal mines - is the strongest lever we have to slow #climatechange in the short-term. ember-climate.org/topics/coal-mi…

Companies can apply to massively expand their coal production with no clear abatement target for how to mitigate the #methane emissions. Even though methane has a global warming potential 82x more powerful than CO2....🤦

#Methane has a short-term climate impact 82.5 times larger than CO2. Proven technologies could halve 🇪🇺 methane #emissions, but pressures from Poland risk weakening emission cuts in the new EU #MethaneRegulation by six times. ℹ️ ember-climate.org/insights/resea…

Coal mines produce as much #methane as the oil or gas sectors but are often overlooked. Hear more from Ember's CMM director at the 9th annual The Economist Sustainability Week. 🗓️4th March, 12.45pm, London/online invt.io/1txb7p3trmo

Coal mine #methane is the low-hanging fruit of climate action, but many still overlook this source of potent greenhouse gas emissions. Learn more from Ember's Eleanor Whittle at The Economist Sustainability Week. 🗓️4th March, 12.45pm, London/online invt.io/1txboa8n59c

NEW DATA from the International Energy Agency: #Methane emissions still rising🤦‍♂️ And it looks like the biggest rise is for coal...

Coal mines are the 2nd largest energy sector #methane emitter after oil - larger than the gas sector. Yet coal mines are missing from recent global commitments on methane.

Coal mines emitted 40 MILLION TONNES of methane in 2023, according to the International Energy Agency Global Methane Tracker. But 2024 could mark the turning point for action on methane, as satellites improve transparency on emissions. iea.org/reports/global…

Countries could be vastly underestimating their methane emissions, according to data in the International Energy Agency Global Methane Tracker Coal companies failing to measure and disclose emissions means that methane from coal mines could be DOUBLE what governments report. iea.org/reports/global…

Latest #methane data from International Energy Agency reveals that there are still big knowledge gaps in emissions reporting. 83% of emissions from coal mines are reported with low-average confidence, according to Ember analysis. iea.org/reports/global…

International Energy Agency indicates we don’t need technological breakthroughs to tackle #methane. Companies can already HALVE methane emissions from coal mines, cost effectively. An urgent step is accurate reporting of these emissions. iea.org/reports/global…

International Energy Agency data estimates that fossil fuel methane remains at near record levels. Many NDCs do not include action on methane, but measurement and reporting is vital for 1.5C 22 countries may have over DOUBLE the coal mine methane emissions they report. iea.org/reports/global…

🇩🇪 produced 44% of the 🇪🇺 lignite in 2022, but reported 1% of the emissions from active surface mines in the EU. Methane from 🇩🇪 coal mines is visible from satellite data, indicating that coal mine methane emission data aren't adequately estimated. ember-climate.org/insights/in-br…

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As alwayssssssss and in tradition, it’s not Shark Week until I post this pic 😁 Happy #sharkweek shark lovers 🦈

NEXT WEEK | As Asia's #energytransition progresses rapidly, it's crucial we don't hinder it by overlooking coal mine #methane Join IEEFA Asia Pacific's #EnergyFinance2024 to know what #CMM's implications are for #Asia with Ember's Eleanor Whittle 🗣️ 🔗: ieefa.org/events/ieefa-e…

What is the biggest fish in the world? The whale shark. Happy #InternationalWhaleSharkDay! 🌊🐟💙 📸: Shawn Heinrichs

🗣️ "Emissions from coal mine methane are rarely properly measured or accounted for in net zero plans or investment decisions and further strengthens the case for accelerating the transition to renewables", says Ember's Eleanor Whittle at IEEFA Asia Pacific's #EnergyFinance2024