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. 

Experience from the phase-out of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozonedepleting substances (ODS), and Europe’s early ambitious measures to phase out HFCs, shows that without robust policy measures these transitions can give rise to large-scale illegal trade.

Microplastics should be meaningfully brought back into the treaty with provisions to monitor, report, research and mitigate via a start-and-strengthen approach. Based on science already available, the failure to set out a specific vision and approach for microplastics within the treaty would leave everyone scratching their heads at the omission before the ink even dries.