CATF Statement on EU Methane Regulation Advocacy

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) issued a statement denying reports that it drafted official compromise amendments for the EU Methane Regulation. CATF explains that a staff member of MEP Jutta Paulus used a CATF recommendations document as a formatting template, which left CATF metadata in the final document despite the organization having no role in its content. CATF asserts that its technical recommendations for the oil and gas sector are part of the public record and condemns attempts to use this clerical error to delay climate policy progress.

• CATF denies allegations reported by Politico Europe that it wrote a draft of an official compromise amendment circulated by Jutta Paulus, a Green Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
• The presence of CATF metadata in the leaked document resulted from a staff member of MEP Jutta Paulus using a CATF recommendations document as a formatting base, rather than as a source of content.
• CATF submitted technical recommendations in September 2022 specifically aimed at mitigating methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, which it states is distinct from the document mentioned in the Politico report.

APA

Hunt, K. (2023). CATF Statement on EU Methane Regulation Advocacy. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2023/03/catf-statement-methane-regulation-advocacy/

Chicago

Hunt, Kara. CATF Statement on EU Methane Regulation Advocacy. Clean Air Task Force, 2023. https://www.catf.us/2023/03/catf-statement-methane-regulation-advocacy/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{hunt2023catf, author = {Hunt, Kara}, title = {{CATF Statement on EU Methane Regulation Advocacy}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://www.catf.us/2023/03/catf-statement-methane-regulation-advocacy/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }