Trilogue agreement on methane takes up imports

A few days before the start of COP28, the Council and Parliament reached a trilogue agreement on a regulation to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector. The Parliament was able to assert itself on one important point: The law also includes methane emissions from imports.

15. November 2023
Flaring off gas at the Flotta oil terminal on the Island of Flotta in the Orkney s Scotland, UK. 10% of the UK s oil production comes through the Flotta terminal from the North Sea oil fields. Flaring off gas at the Flotta oil terminal on the Island of Flotta in the Orkney s Scotland, UK. 10% of the UK s oil production comes through the Flotta terminal from the North Sea oil fields., Credit:Ashley Cooper / Avalon PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUKxFRAxUSA Copyright: xAshleyxCooperx/xAvalonx 0516648393

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