EU Parliament votes to tackle methane, including ‘invisible’ emissions from its energy imports
The European Parliament has today (9 May) voted on a critical piece of climate legislation in the form of the EU Methane Regulation
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EIA podcast – why the EU must tackle harmful methane emissions from its energy imports
The European Union has ambitious plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030 – but one major problem is its reluctance to address the huge amount of harmful methane released into the planet’s warming atmosphere from the its imports of coal, gas and oil
Hidden methane emissions from the EU’s fossil fuel imports undermine its climate ambitions
The European Union’s aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030 is being significantly undermined by its status as one of the world’s biggest drivers of global methane emissions
European Council votes on the EU Methane Regulation – but it’s a big miss for people and the planet
A first version of the text for a new EU regulation to clamp down on methane emissions is “devoid of substance”, according to EIA Climate campaigners
Is new methane declaration to cut emissions enough to deliver on the Global Methane Pledge?
A new methane initiative announced at the UN climate summit in Egypt lacks the teeth to help deliver on the Global Methane Pledge unveiled at last year’s event in Glasgow