The European Commission plans to postpone the European Union’s landmark law to reduce methane emissions, a spokesperson said on Monday, following calls from governments including France and the United States to pause or roll back the policy.
“The Commission plans to propose a postponement of the entry into force of the methane regulation,” a European Commission spokesperson said, without specifying the length of the postponement.
EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said Brussels is exploring a one-year postponement of the law’s rules for imported fuels, in an interview with Bloomberg News on Friday.
The rule is supposed to enter into force on January 1, 2027.
(Reporting by Kate Abnett, editing by Inti Landauro)