news bulletin – answers

Mining for CO2 emissions credits

questions

1. What wouldn’t you expect this mine to be the ‘home’ of? Green technology
2. How many mines in Poland are converting methane to energy? 1, this is the only one
3. Where does the methane come from? it’s a byproduct of mining
4. How much did the system cost? 1.5 million euros
5. What is the primary effect of collecting the methane gas? a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
6. How does the mine use the gas? to generate its own electricity and heating
7. How does the mine bring in extra income? by selling its extra CO2 credits
8. Who buys the credits? a Japanese power company
9. What is the ratio of methane to CO2? 1:21 tons
10. What are the two benefits of the system? environmental and financial
11. Now much pollution was generated in the past? 50 tons per year
12. Without the cut in emissions, what would probably happen to power prices? they would probably rise by 100%