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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Jones, Enesta [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=65B8E6C6E5CA4A7A9AE85D98A4C8EEDB-EJONES02] 8/28/2017 5:13:06 PM Sian Griffiths | Ex. 6 I Press [/o=Exch"ngeLbY/"J=Exchrfge Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b293283291dc44eOb5dlc36be9281d8a-Press] RE: Journalist enquiry re: coal mining and GHGs Sian, attributable to an EPA spokesperson: Ql. Can you advise how I can find the most recent US figures on how much coal mining accounts for US release of GHGs? You can find more information on emissions from coal mining in Chapter 3, Sections 3.4, Coal Mining (p. 3-57) and Section 3.5 (p. 3-61), Abandoned Underground Coal Mines. Chapter 3 of the Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is located here: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017- 02/documents/2017 chapter 3 energy.pdf. Emissions from specific coal mining activities are located in Table 3-29, 3-30, 3-32 and 3-33. Note Tables 3-30 and 3-33 provide alternative units of kilotons (kt) to million metric tons (MMT). Q2/3. Can I get an overall figure for coal mining as well as broken down between underground and strip mining and abandoned mines? Can the GHGs be broken down between methane and C02? In 2015, active coal mines emitted 60.9 million metric tons of C02e. This includes underground and surface mines, as well as post-mining activities (such as coal transport and storage). The breakdown of emissions by activity can be found in table 3-29. o The inventory accounts for methane emissions from coal mines, and converts these to metric tons of C02e. We do not break out CO2 emissions separately. However, for the largest underground mines included in the inventory, EPA collects information separately on methane and C02 emissions through the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. You can explore that data at:https://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/ghg-reporting-program-data-sets In 2015, abandoned underground coal mines emitted 6.4 million metric tons of C02e, as illustrated in table 3.32. As for active coal mines, for abandoned coal mines the inventory accounts for methane emissions from coal mines, and converts these to metric tons of C02e. We do not break out C02 emissions separately. Enesta Jones U.S. EPA Office of Media Relations Office: 202.564.7873 Cell: | xV ! i _________________________________________________________i "The root of all joy is gratefulness." From: Sian Griffiths fmailtoi x. 6 Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 11:41 AM To: Press <Press@epa.gov> Subject: Journalist enquiry re: coal mining and GHGs Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00026306-00001 Hi there wI siethntitth-ethbeenloIwgoetmaaniloluatstowf oefefkic. eI memeanitliotonesdaythsehree wwaass naodweaodnlinheoloidfaAy.uCguasnt s2o4mthe.oInheehaerdlpb?aIckamfronmowEpnaessttamJyondeesadtolinseay. that she'd be dealing Many thanks I'm contacting you on behalf of DW Living Planet (Deutsche Welle = German broadcaster) http__:/Avww._dwyc_o_nVe_n?hying_-plm Can you advise how I can find the most recent US figures on how much coal mining accounts for US release of GHGs Can I get an overall figure for coal mining as well as broken down between underground and strip mining and abandoned mines? Can the GHGs be broken down between methane and C02? Deadline: Thursday August 24th Many thanks, Sian Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00026306-00002