Sabina Assan
Coal Mine Methane Analyst
Sabina joined Ember in 2022 as a Coal Mine Methane Analyst, raising the profile of coal mine methane and promoting the technologies and policies to measure and reduce these emissions.
She has over five years experience in the environmental sector, including work in measuring fugitive methane emissions from anthropogenic sites in Europe.
She holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences from Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de L’Environnement, and holds an MSci in Physics.
In her spare time you will probably find her outdoors climbing something.
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Research
In The Dark: underreporting of coal mine methane is a major climate risk
New analysis finds that methane emissions from coal mines may be twice as large as reported by governments, presenting a major risk for international climate commitments.
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World
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Coal Mine Methane
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Coal
28 November 2023
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EU backing down from real action on coal mine methane
In the EU, coal emits more methane than oil and gas combined, even though the industry's emissions are avoidable. Proven technologies could halve methane emissions, but pressure from Poland could weaken potential emission cuts in the EU Methane Regulation by six times.
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Europe
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European Union
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Poland
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Coal Mine Methane
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Coal
19 October 2023
