EU to Clamp Down on Domestic Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas

EU policymakers on Dec. 15 set out a second set of proposals to cut emissions across its economy this decade and to put it on track for net-zero greenhouse-gas (GHG) output by 2050.

In July, the 27-country bloc became the first of the world's major emitters to map out a detailed plan to meet its climate targets with legislative proposals including bigger carbon markets and a phase-out of combustion engine car sales.

The European Commission proposed a second, smaller set of regulations on Dec. 15, which is focused on buildings, methane emissions and fossil gas.