EU Member States Delay Methane Rule, Citing Energy Security
- EU member states agreed to delay methane rules for imported oil and gas by one year.
- Monitoring, reporting, and verification will begin on January 1, 2028, instead of January 2027.
- Reporting on methane intensity will begin on August 5, 2029, while maximum limits will apply from August 5, 2031.
- The European Commission must assess whether importers can comply before September 30 next year, potentially allowing a further delay.
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Three days before the opening of COP31, on Monday, 9 November, the European Union is sending a new contradictory signal on climate. On Friday, 6 November, Member States approved the postponement of one year's legislation to reduce methane emissions. A particularly powerful greenhouse gas, responsible for a significant part of global warming.
The EU states want to postpone the planned methane requirements for oil, gas and coal imports. It is precisely the fear of supply problems and rising prices that forces Brussels to rethink. Important energy suppliers had already warned months ago of the consequences of the regulation.
The EU wants to reduce methane emissions, but in times of high energy prices, important targets are to be postponed and weakened – supposedly to relieve consumers and businesses.
The EU Council proposes to postpone for a year several obligations on methane from imports of gas, oil and coal. Parliament has yet to negotiate the text. Article Methane: EU states want to postpone controls on energy imports to 2028 appeared first on L'EnerGeek.
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