EU methane reporting requirements delay should be three years, lawmakers agree
By Louis de Briant ( October 22, 2026, 16:35 GMT | Insight) -- Fossil-fuel importers would get three additional years to meet EU methane requirements rather than one year as proposed by the European Commission, under a position adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday. Lawmakers also backed a delay to verified emissions reports from EU oil and gas operations. Industry groups welcomed the vote; environment campaigners and Greens lawmakers warned it would undermine climate action.Oil, gas and coal importers would get three additional years to comply with EU methane reporting requirements, rather than the one year proposed by the European Commission, under a position adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday....
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