The European Commission’s strategy document adopted on October 14th reemphasised the importance of the EU’s aim to be ‘climate neutral,’ or a net zero emitter, and therefore to focus on methane emissions. As earlier noted by insiders, the lack of universal monitoring methods is currently hampering policy initiatives to contain methane emissions in energy sectors. Indeed, estimates can easily vary up to a factor of 2 according to different methodologies. Partly for these reasons, the new strategy primarily focuses on voluntary mechanisms, business-led initiatives, as well as on the international cooperation driven by the EU’s soft-power.
