EU’s Methane Rules Risk Being Watered Down, Climate Groups Say
- Groups call on French Presidency of EU to keep law’s ambition
- Methane regulation is currently being debated by EU countries
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European Union efforts to tackle climate-warming methane emissions are being undermined by energy companies that say the measures are too expensive, according to climate non-profit groups.
The bloc’s proposed rules to curtail leaks of one of the most powerful greenhouse gases are under threat of being diluted in negotiations between member states, the Clean Air Task Force, the Environmental Defense Fund and seven other non-governmental groups warned in a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron. France currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency.