Manage Coal Mine Methane
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12, AP
Type: Scientific Reports
Subjects: Engineering
Authors: Project Drawdown
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Synopsis
- This report describes the management of methane emissions from operational and abandoned coal mines as a climate change solution.
- Students will learn why the coal mine methane emissions are significant and how this solution can be implemented to avoid these emissions.
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Positives
- This report does a great job of defining unfamiliar terms, either with pop-up definitions or explanations written in the main text.
- This is a good report to introduce students to methane-focused solutions, as it provides helpful context.
Prerequisites
- It may benefit students to discuss methane as a greenhouse gas before they read this article. This video can help provide an introduction to methane as a greenhouse gas.
Differentiation & Implementation
- After reading, students can look into other impacts from coal mining, such as the health impacts of coal ash.
- Students can compare this solution with others using the Solutions Explorer to look into solutions that draw their attention or are also highly recommended by Project Drawdown.
- After reading the main section of this report, students can divide into groups to explore information in the dropdown sections to share with the rest of the class.
This resource presents coal mine methane management as a solution to reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Methane is rightly described as a potent GHG. This solution is strongly grounded in sound climate science and features a wealth of references from both peer-reviewed journals and trusted sources such as IPCC, IEA, and EPA. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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