Open Letter: Leading NGOs call on European member states to back methane regulation

Ten NGOs have issued an open letter expressing concern that EU member states are "watering down" the European Commission's first EU-wide proposal for methane regulation. The signatories argue that while over 150 countries now support the Global Methane Pledge and nations like Canada, Nigeria, and the United States have announced ambitious regulatory pathways—including fees on emissions and monthly leak detection—the EU's current draft risks being "10 years out of date."

• Ten NGOs are concerned that EU member states are weakening the European Commission's initial proposal for an EU-wide methane regulation, potentially resulting in legislation that is outdated compared to new international standards.
• Global momentum for methane reduction has increased, with over 150 countries supporting the Global Methane Pledge and 95% of nationally determined contributions either including methane in their greenhouse gas targets or planning to do so in the next revision.

APA

Bollendorff, E., Banks, J., Müller-Kraenner, S., Campbell, C., Perry, C., Sollazzo, F., Hetmański, M., Ciafani, S., Gros, M., & Stoica, M. (2022). Open Letter: Leading NGOs call on European member states to back methane regulation. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/resource/eu-methane-regulation-leading-ngos-open-letter/

Chicago

Bollendorff, Esther, Jonathan Banks, Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Conal Campbell, Clare Perry, Flavia Sollazzo, Michał Hetmański, et al. Open Letter: Leading NGOs call on European member states to back methane regulation. Clean Air Task Force, 2022. https://www.catf.us/resource/eu-methane-regulation-leading-ngos-open-letter/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{bollendorff2022open, author = {Bollendorff, Esther and Banks, Jonathan and Müller-Kraenner, Sascha and Campbell, Conal and Perry, Clare and Sollazzo, Flavia and Hetmański, Michał and Ciafani, Stefano and Gros, Marina and Stoica, Mihai}, title = {{Open Letter: Leading NGOs call on European member states to back methane regulation}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://www.catf.us/resource/eu-methane-regulation-leading-ngos-open-letter/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }