Methane regulation: no trilogue agreement

On Tuesday, EU institutions failed to reach a compromise on methane regulation. A comprehensive regulation covering methane emissions in extra-European production countries of natural gas, oil and coal could bring significant reductions in methane emissions. According to estimates by the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), an EU import standard for methane emissions could reduce one-third of global methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. CATF considers this a crucial step towards achieving the Global Methane Pledge by 2030, an initiative in which 150 countries have committed to reducing emissions by 30 percent compared to 2020.