Reports

This briefing sets out how a coordinated Methane Abatement Framework can accelerate methane reductions in the global fossil fuel sector.

This briefing analyses what is driving the use of methane credits and the issues that accompany them. It explores the structural weaknesses inherited from carbon markets, the added challenges specific to methane, and examples from real-world projects that reveal how these systems function in practice.

Contribution to the COP 30 Presidency Roadmap on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in a Just, Orderly and Equitable Manner.

EIA's response focuses on three critical issues to the integrity and effectiveness of the revised Governance Regulation: avoiding deregulation, preserving the EU Methane Regulation, and  strengthening Member States planning, reporting and monitoring of fossil fuel consumption and production. 

These recommendations are timely as market operators, importers and competent authorities are seeking certainty about which solutions would be considered acceptable for demonstrating compliance with EUMR monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) requirements in a stable and predictable manner.

The Methane Abatement Partnership (MAP) Roadmap, launched at COP29, outlines actions for importer-exporter cooperation to cut methane emissions in fossil energy supply chains through transparency, monitoring, and investment, supporting a rapid transition away from fossil fuels.