What EU Methane Regulation 2024/1787 - Energy Sector Methane Emissions Reduction, LDAR Surveys and Import Standards requires
Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 (Methane Regulation) is the EU's first dedicated legislation to reduce methane emissions across the oil, gas and coal sectors. The Regulation entered into force on 4 August 2024 with progressive obligations applying from 2025 onwards. Article 4 requires operators to submit verified annual reports on methane emissions at source level using Tier 3 methodology (direct measurement) by 2027. Article 14 prohibits routine venting and flaring except under specific operational and safety circumstances enumerated in Article 17. Articles 12-13 require Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) surveys at progressively shorter intervals: Type 1 LDAR (basic) every 12 months from 5 August 2025, Type 2 LDAR (advanced) every 24 months; major equipment intervals reduced over time. Article 28 (the critical import provisions) requires from 1 January 2027 that importers of oil, gas and coal demonstrate equivalent measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) standards in producer countries, and from 1 January 2030 also equivalent reduction efforts with maximum methane intensity values. Article 31 establishes the EU Methane Transparency Database hosted by the European Commission JRC.
Pillar: Energy & Utilities · Authority: European Commission DG ENER and DG ENV; Member State competent authorities including Energy and Environment Ministries; Joint Research Centre for EU Methane Transparency Database; ACER (EU Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators) for cross-border infrastructure · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1787
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- Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 (Methane Regulation), OJ L of 15.7.2024 - Article 2 scope, 4 reporting, 12 Type 1 LDAR, 13 Type 2 LDAR, 14 venting/flaring prohibition, 25 coal mines, 28 import standards, 31 transparency database
- Commission Communication on an EU Strategy to reduce methane emissions, COM(2020) 663 final - policy framework underpinning Methane Regulation; sets out cross-sectoral methane reduction priorities in energy, agriculture, and waste
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