The EU’s Plans to Reduce Methane Emissions in the Energy Sector
The EU’s Plans to Reduce Methane Emissions in the Energy Sector

Author(s): Zuzanna Nowak
Subject(s): Politics, Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: EU; energy; economy; policy; Methane Emissions; CO2;
Summary/Abstract: Later this year, the European Commission (EC) will present draft legislation aimed at increasing the standards of monitoring, reporting, and leak detection of methane emissions. Although there is a consensus in the EU regarding the need to reduce emissions of this second-most harmful greenhouse gas after CO2, the implementation of the EC’s methane strategy and its expected costs are of concern to energy companies, including Polish ones. The EC will have to consider implementing a system of compensation and incentives to mitigate the effects of the proposed reforms.

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