methane-regulation-plenary-8d984a4db7b3b8aa.pdf

A coalition of environmental organisations is calling on the European Parliament to reject amendments 268-280 to the Methane Regulation, arguing these changes would create loopholes for large companies, reduce the frequency of leak detection and repair (LDAR) inspections, and weaken reporting requirements for energy imports.

• The authors argue that plenary amendments 268-280 would undermine the Methane Regulation by introducing a loophole in Article 13 that could exempt large companies from leak detection and repair (LDAR), venting, and flaring obligations if they claim to meet a 0.2% methane intensity performance standard.
• The statement claims that amendments 270 and 271 would reduce the frequency of LDAR inspections for aboveground components from every 2 to every 6 months, and for underground components from every 5 months to one year, which would cause the EU to lag behind the US, Nigeria, and Canada.
• The authors oppose amendments 278-280 to Article 27, which they state would weaken import reporting rules by allowing importers to avoid penalties if they can demonstrate 'reasonable endeavours' were made to obtain information.
• The document highlights the scale of the EU's reliance on energy imports, noting that the EU imports 90% of its fossil gas and 97% of its oil, resulting in 75-90% of methane emissions attributed to EU consumption occurring outside its borders.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2023). methane-regulation-plenary-8d984a4db7b3b8aa.pdf. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/08083612/methane-regulation-plenary.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. methane-regulation-plenary-8d984a4db7b3b8aa.pdf. 2023. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/08083612/methane-regulation-plenary.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforce2023methaneregulationplenary8d984a4db7b3b8aapdf, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{methane-regulation-plenary-8d984a4db7b3b8aa.pdf}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/08083612/methane-regulation-plenary.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }