This year’s edition, titled ‘Making EU Methane Rules That Deliver for Europe: Securing Diverse, Affordable and Sustainable Gas Supply’ focused on topical aspects of the implementation phase of the EU Methane Regulation, covering both international perspectives on the regulation and domestic requirements. This event brought together policymakers, industry and international experts to discuss its implications for energy security, sustainability and affordability.

The event included the following sessions: 

• Leadership perspectives: Global ambition and regulatory direction.

• International Dimension, with
  • International perspectives: Worldwide producers’ views on challenges and requirements to adopt EU-equivalent monitoring, reporting and verification practices.
  • Complying with import requirements: Market readiness and supply chain realities.
  • Practical experts’ reports on what compliance solutions are currently available
• Domestic Dimension, with practical experts’ reports
  • From across the EU gas value chain, followed by a panel discussion
  • On monitoring emissions

• The financial dimension: Exploring the need for targeted investment to close the financial gap on methane emissions abatement.