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EU Methane Rules: Imports Get One-Year Reprieve

14 Oct

Summary

EU Commission proposed a one-year delay to methane rules.
Rules would have required reporting on potent greenhouse gas.
New deadline for reporting is now January 1, 2028.

The European Commission has put forward a proposal to postpone the implementation of new methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports by one year. Initially slated to take effect on January 1, 2027, these rules will now face a revised start date of January 1, 2028.

This decision follows intense lobbying from various governments, notably including France and the United States. The delayed regulations were designed to compel foreign suppliers of oil and gas to the European Union to actively monitor and report their methane emissions. Methane is recognized as a particularly potent greenhouse gas with significant environmental implications.

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