Emissions of methane from Indonesian coal mines are eight times higher than official estimates would suggest, a new report finds.
Indonesia is the world’s third-largest producer of coal, after India and China, and its mines are a fast-growing source of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas found in pockets alongside coal seams.
But Indonesia has significantly underestimated the amount of methane unleashed for every ton of coal produced at surface mines, according to an analysis from energy think tank Ember. And it has neglected to account for emissions from several underground mines.
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