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IRG Participates in International Climate Change Mitigation Conference
IRG staff were co-authors of four technical papers presented at the 3rd
International Methane and Nitrous Oxide Mitigation Conference
in Beijing, China. Held
November 17 - 21, this conference was attended by almost 300 participants
representing 29 countries and six continents. IRG's Matthew S. Mendis,
H. Lee Schultz, and IRG consultant Patrick DeLaquil participated
in the sessions on Coal Mining, Natural Gas, and Economics and Greenhouse
Gas Inventory. Papers presented by
IRG included:
Leveraging Investments for Coal Mine Methane with Climate Change Funds
Paper (155Kb) Presentation (203Kb) |
| A survey of project finance avenues that derive specifically from the Kyoto Protocol and that are potentially available to developers of carbon emission mitigation projects at gassy underground coal mines.
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| IRG co-authors: |
Matthew S. Mendis, Robyn L. McGuckin, and H. Lee Schultz |
Project Finance Opportunities for Natural Gas Emission Mitigation
Paper (102Kb) Presentation (205Kb) |
| An identification of potential project finance avenues open to developers of carbon emission mitigation projects at natural gas exploration & production, processing, transmission, and/or distribution systems. |
| IRG co-authors: |
H. Lee Schultz and Matthew S. Mendis; |
| USEPA co-author: |
Fernandez, Roger L., Natural GasSTAR Program |
Modeling of Methane Mitigation Options in US MARKAL
Paper (125Kb) Presentation (179Kb) |
| A report for the US Environmental Protection Agency on IRG's progress to date in augmenting the US-national MARKAL (MARKet ALlocation) energy sector model to include the ability to track methane emissions and assess mitigation strategies that interact with the energy system. Specifically, IRG has blended into the model methane emission sources and mitigation technologies relating to municipal waste and landfills; natural gas production, transmission/storage, and distribution; coal production; oil production; and manure management. |
| IRG co-authors: |
Patrick DeLaquil and Gary A. Goldstein; |
| USEPA co-author: |
Casey Delhotal |
An Analysis of Emissions and Market Potential to Optimize Ventilation Air
Methane Mitigation
Paper (140Kb) Presentation (792Kb) |
| A summary of the results of a recent USEPA-sponsored IRG assessment of the potential world market for technologies that are capable of oxidizing ventilation air methane exhaust flows at gassy underground coal mines. |
IRG co-authors:
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H. Lee Schultz, F. Peter Carothers, Robert A. Watts,
and Robyn L. McGuckin |
| USEPA co-author: |
Karl H. Schultz (now President, Climate Mitigation Works,
London, UK); |
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