# Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector

European Parliament procedure 2021/0423(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee ENVI / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 1,107 committee amendments tabled by 65 Members between 2022-10-24 and 2022-10-24.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns reducing methane emissions in the energy sector. Amendments stress methane's global warming potential and links to ground-level ozone and air pollution; extend the regulation's scope to oil, fossil gas, LNG terminals and ships, coal mines and the petrochemical sector; require measurement, reporting, verification, leak detection and repair, and limits on venting and flaring; and address operator investment costs, tariff setting and competent authorities.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Verts/ALE | 150 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197466.md |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | 124 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197677.md |
| András GYÜRK | Hungary | PfE | 102 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23816.md |
| Edina TÓTH | Hungary | NI | 102 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/27714.md |
| Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS | Hungary | PfE | 102 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/213330.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 100 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | PPE | 97 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125670.md |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | 93 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96833.md |
| Mick WALLACE | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 92 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197817.md |
| Clare DALY | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 91 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197731.md |
| Izabela-Helena KLOC | Poland | ECR | 91 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197520.md |
| Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI | Romania | PPE | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38420.md |
| Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN | Romania | PPE | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197636.md |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | PPE | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197652.md |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197572.md |

## Official source documents

- PE737.438: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ10-AM-737438_EN.pdf
- PE737.459: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ10-AM-737459_EN.pdf
- PE737.460: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ10-AM-737460_EN.pdf
- PE737.463: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ10-AM-737463_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-0423-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-0423-COD.json

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