Methane Matters - Tackling Methane Emissions: Now And In The Future

National policies and measures As part of its commitment to the GMP, the Commis- vance to methane, with the exception of the energy and to achieve WHO recommendations on ground-lev- currently in place across the EU are expected to de- sion released its EU Methane Action Plan in November sector. [...] Member States will then dress both the production and consumption of meat be in the position to identify, select and implement the and dairy products would help achieve the methane While negotiations on the EU Methane Regulation pro- The EU has a unique opportunity to deliver deep meth- measures that will allow them to comply with these reduction commitment and support the EU’s claim to gressed fr. [...] The European Par- ibility to Member States in developing their future Second, in this strategy is the enhancement of waste liament, through its adopted amendments, called on In February 2024, the Commission presented its as- National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) under the separation and the effective treatment of bio-waste, the Commission to assess the impact of setting a sessment for a 2040 E. [...] Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 9 May 2023 on the proposal for a opportunity for the European Commission to cut more sustainable land use, improved health, and re- regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942, Amendment 121. [...] While positive steps have been taken, in the form of the EU Methane Action Plan and the EU Methane Regulation in the energy sector, large gaps remain in the EU’s approach to methane emis- sions reduction overall and especially in the agricul- tural sector.