EU adopts new rules to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector

The European Union today adopted new requirements to measure, report and verify methane emissions in the energy sector and limit the climate impact of this greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO₂).

“To meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C and achieving climate neutrality by 2050, we must reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas and coal sectors,” Belgium’s Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten, the country that holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, said in a statement.

Specifically, energy operators “will have to measure methane emissions at source level and prepare monitoring reports that will be verified by accredited and independent verifiers,” the Council said.

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