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EU States Seek 3-Year Pause on Methane Rule, Experts Warn

6/30/2026

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Twelve EU states, led by the Czech Republic, asked the European Commission to suspend the methane import rule (Article 28) for three years.
A 2024 Cornell study found LNG’s full life-cycle emissions can be 33 percent higher than coal because methane is 84 times more potent than CO2 over 20 years.
The Clean Air Task Force urges a one-year limit on any suspension, warning a three-year delay would erode the rule’s leverage.

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Twelve EU states, led by the Czech Republic, asked the European Commission to suspend the methane import rule (Article 28) for three years.
A 2024 Cornell study found LNG’s full life-cycle emissions can be 33 percent higher than coal because methane is 84 times more potent than CO2 over 20 years.
The Clean Air Task Force urges a one-year limit on any suspension, warning a three-year delay would erode the rule’s leverage.