EU Methane Emissions Reduction Regulation

by name voted on 10.04.2024

Summary

A new EU regulation to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector through strict monitoring, leak repairs, and import transparency.

9 10.04.2024

Report

energy

environment

social policy

administrative law

public administration

simplification of legislation

public finance and budget policy

Key points

The regulation targets methane emissions in the oil, gas, and coal sectors to combat climate change.
Operators must implement specific programs to detect and repair leaks in their equipment.
Routine venting and flaring are prohibited, with exceptions only for emergencies or malfunctions.
Member States are required to create inventories of inactive and abandoned wells.

Vote

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The Left

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Speeches

27 Speeches in total

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Contra

Beata MAZUREK

ECR

1:12 min

11. Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector ***I (debate)

Marek Paweł BALT

Marek Paweł BALT

S&D

0:40 min

11. Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector ***I (debate)

Documents (PDFs)

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 Opinion on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 (COM(2021)0805 - 2021/0423 (COD) Opinion on the legal basis of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector

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