Estonia's government has backed a European Commission proposal to give companies an extra year to meet some of the checking and reporting duties in the EU's methane rules, ERR News reports.
The change mainly affects companies importing fuel into the EU from outside the bloc, which must provide evidence about methane emissions produced during extraction. The government said that if producers cannot supply the data in time, fewer supplies would qualify for the European market, which could push up gas prices.
Energy and Environment Minister Erkki Keldo said cutting methane emissions mattered, but the rules had to work in practice, and businesses had asked for more time. Because Estonia relies on regional and international gas deliveries, the government said disruption could hit consumers. It stressed that the proposal only moves deadlines and does not suspend the regulation or weaken its goals.
Source: ERR News
