A Third of German Companies Aren’t Reporting Methane Emissions

The European Union’s first inventory of methane emissions — one of the most potent drivers of global warming — is off to a rocky start, with some German firms not submitting their data.

According to a recent summary, only about two-thirds of Germany’s gas distributors had filed reports with the German Environment Agency by late last month. The country’s gas network, the largest source of such emissions, spans hundreds of thousands of kilometers and accounts for nearly half of national output.