UNEP identifies seven COP31 priorities as 1.5°C warming overshoot looms
Ahead of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) identifies seven…
EU Parliament seeks three-year postponement of methane rules for energy imports
The European Parliament wants to postpone key methane monitoring and reporting obligations for oil, gas and coal importers until 2031,…
EU Commission proposes one-year postponement of methane import requirements
The EU Commission proposes postponing methane monitoring, reporting and verification obligations for oil, gas and coal importers by one year.…
Methane emissions reporting templates: EU Commission launches call for feedback
The EU Commission has published a draft implementing regulation establishing reporting templates for methane emissions in the energy sector and…
Methane emissions: EU Commission issues recommendations to protect energy supplies
The EU Commission has recommended that Member States suspend penalties for breaches of the EU Methane Regulation from 2027 to…
UN climate chief warns of fossil-fuel stagflation, calls for accelerated clean energy action
Speaking at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell warned that rising fossil fuel…
EU Commissioner Jørgensen to reaffirm energy cooperation with Azerbaijan
EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen visits Baku on Friday to reaffirm the strategic energy partnership between the EU and Azerbaijan.…
EU and partners launch roadmap to reach goal of reducing methane emissions
At COP29 in Baku, the EU Commission unveiled a Methane Abatement Partnership Roadmap aimed at cutting methane emissions in fossil…
Cutting methane emissions: IEA and COP29 presidency to convene signature event
Two-day event in Baku ahead of COP29 will gather high-level participants from around the world to help make substantial promises…
Methane: EU Council endorses emissions cut in the energy sector
The regulation introduces new requirements on measuring, reporting and verifying methane emissions in the energy sector. Detecting and repairing methane…
Florence School of Regulation: Methane emissions in global and EU maritime policies
The first instalment of the Topic of the Month series on methane emissions looks into how the global and European…
Reducing methane emissions: EU announces €175m financial support at COP28
Climate super-pollutants--including methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, and tropospheric ozone--are responsible for over half of today's warming. Under the Global Methane Pledge,…
EU deal: Cutting methane emissions for climate action
The regulation introduces new requirements for the oil, gas and coal sectors to measure, report and verify methane emissions, as…
HR/VP Borrell and Commissioner Simson to participate in EU-US Energy Council Ministerial Meeting
Brussels, 3 April 2023 Tomorrow, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson will co-chair the EU-US Energy...
Methane emissions: UNEP launches International Observatory IMEO with EU support
Nairobi/New York/Brussels/Rome, 31 October 2021 To support further progress on fulfilling the Paris Agreement, the...
EP OPINION on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions
OPINION on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions EP Committee on Agriculture and Rural...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 5 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: EU CLIMATE LAW European climate law: Council and Parliament reach...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 3 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: UNFCCC Registration Opens for Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week...