Have your Say on the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) review of the Coal Mine Waste Gas (CMWG) method before 27 January 2025.
The review is being undertaken by the independent Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC). The CMWG method is under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme. It is part of our efforts to reduce carbon emissions to reach net zero by 2050.
This method involves reducing emissions by converting methane gas from coal mines to carbon dioxide or using it to generate electricity. Projects can receive ACCUs by:
- converting the methane component of coal mine waste gas to carbon dioxide
- producing electricity from the conversion of the methane component of coal mine waste gas and displacing a more carbon-intensive source of electricity (such as from the grid).
The CMWG method is set to expire on 31 March 2025. ERAC is seeking data and information to assess compliance of the method against the Offsets Integrity Standards (section 133 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative Act 2011).
Your feedback will help determine whether the method will be remade after it expires. And if so, what changes, if any, will be made.
To ensure informed decision making, ERAC is inviting responses from:
- ACCU project proponents
- the carbon market industry
- government bodies
- academia
- interested community members.
The ERAC's review and consultation process presents an opportunity for stakeholders to shape the future of coal mine waste gas emissions reduction strategies in Australia's evolving carbon market.
Information session
You can register for the online information session on Thursday 9 January 2025 from 2pm to 2.45pm AEST.
