Sponsors:

State Administration of Coal Mine Safety, P.R.China (SACMS)

"International Methane to Markets Partnership" regional workshop in China will be held on December 2, 2005, co-sponsored by Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO), US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Japan (NEDO) and State Administration of Coal Mine Safety, P.R.China (SACMS), organized by China Coal Information Institute. 

The Methane to Markets Partnership, announced by US EPA in July 2004, is a multilateral initiative uniting public and private interests to reduce global methane emissions. Last November the "International Methane to Markets Partnership" Ministerial Meeting was held in Washington DC. Fourteen member countries of "International Methane to Markets Partnership" signed the framework document, clarifying the objectives, organizational structure and main function. During the Regional Workshop, many important issues will be discussed to accelerate the "Methane to Markets Partnership" in China.