Joint NGO Letter re. EC recommendation on methane & energy contracts

The document argues that because a significant portion of the EU's methane footprint originates from imported energy, the European Commission should leverage new energy contracts to mandate methane mitigation. It suggests that EU-based companies in joint ventures abroad should be encouraged to adopt best practices for reducing emissions from production operations outside EU borders.

• A vast majority of the EU's methane emissions occur outside its borders due to high import dependencies: 70% of hard coal, 90% of fossil gas, and 97% of oil are imported, resulting in 75% to 90% of the EU's methane emissions being emitted in partner countries.
• The authors propose that the EU use the negotiation of new energy supply contracts—necessitated by the war in Ukraine and sanctions—as an opportunity to integrate methane mitigation and leverage the influence of EU-based companies in foreign joint ventures.
• As a rapid, voluntary solution to complement future regulations, the letter suggests that Member States and energy companies select suppliers following best practices and negotiate specific requirements regarding leak detection and repair (LDAR), venting, and flaring in new contracts.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2023). Joint NGO Letter re. EC recommendation on methane & energy contracts. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/13175432/joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-contracts.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Joint NGO Letter re. EC recommendation on methane & energy contracts. 2023. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/13175432/joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-contracts.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Clean Air Task Force |title=Joint NGO Letter re. EC recommendation on methane & energy contracts |date=12 July 2023 |url=https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/13175432/joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-contracts.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforce2023joint, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Joint NGO Letter re. EC recommendation on methane \& energy contracts}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/13175432/joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-contracts.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }