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Nov 15 (Reuters) – The European Union reached a deal on Wednesday on a law to place methane emissions limits on Europe’s oil and gas imports from 2030, pressuring international suppliers to clamp down on leaks of the potent greenhouse gas.

Methane is the second-biggest cause of climate change after carbon dioxide, and in the short term has a far higher warming effect. Rapid cuts in methane emissions this decade are crucial if the world is to avoid severe climate change.

After all-night talks, negotiators from EU member states and the European Parliament agreed to impose “maximum methane intensity values” by 2030 on producers abroad sending fossil fuels into Europe, the council of the EU, which represents member states, said in a statement.

The import rules are likely to hit major gas suppliers which include the U.S., Algeria and Russia. Moscow slashed deliveries to Europe last year and has since been replaced as Europe’s biggest pipeline gas supplier by Norway, whose supply has among the world’s lowest methane intensity.

“Finally, the EU tackles the second most important greenhouse gas with ambitious measures,” said Jutta Paulus, the EU Parliament’s co-lead negotiator, adding that the law “will have repercussions worldwide”.

Paulus told reporters importers will face financial penalties if they buy from foreign suppliers that don’t comply with the limit – effectively imposing a fee on non-compliant fuels.

The methane standard would be mandatory for supply contracts signed after the law enters into force, likely later this year, after the European Parliament and EU countries give it final approval.

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That step is usually a formality that waves through pre-agreed deals.

A spokesperson for the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers said it is supportive of proportionate, efficient and implementable EU Methane Regulation but said there are still a lot of unknowns left to clarify in the legislation.

The EU’s exact methane emissions limit will be set out by the European Commission before it applies.

Green group, the Environmental Defense Fund Europe said the measures send a clear signal ahead of the upcoming international climate talks in the United Arab Emirates, COP 28, that climate responsibilities don’t end at county borders.

“As the world’s biggest buyer of natural gas, the EU is strategically leveraging its economic influence to drive global reductions in methane emissions,” Flavia Sollazzo, Senior Director, EU Energy Transition at EDF Europe said.

Methane leaches into the atmosphere from leaky pipelines and infrastructure at oil and gas fields.

The regulation also introduces new requirements for the oil, gas and coal sectors to measure, report and verify methane emissions.

The deal obliges oil and gas producers in Europe to regularly check for and fix leaks of the potent greenhouse gas in their operations.

It also bans most cases of flaring and venting, when companies intentionally burn off or release unwanted methane into the atmosphere, from 2025 or 2027 depending on the type of infrastructure.

Reporting by Akanksha Khushi, Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru and Kate Abnett in Brussels, additional eporting by Susanna Twidale in London Editing by Gerry Doyle, Miral Fahmy, Jan Harvey, Alexandra Hudson

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Kate Abnett covers EU climate and energy policy in Brussels, reporting on Europe’s green transition and how climate change is affecting people and ecosystems across the EU. Other areas of coverage include international climate diplomacy. Before joining Reuters, Kate covered emissions and energy markets for Argus Media in London. She is part of the teams whose reporting on Europe’s energy crisis won two Reuters journalist of the year awards in 2022.

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