Methane emissions hinder EU climate goals

The EU’s ambition to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030 is being undermined by its status as one of the world’s biggest drivers of global methane emissions. EIA analysis in our new report Hidden Harm shines a light on the climate impacts of the coal, oil and gas produced for the European market and estimates that methane emissions associated with fossil fuel imports in 2020 were 8,083,000 tonnes – the equivalent of the annual emissions of 54 coal-fired power plants.

Will EU get tough on Myanmar’s blood teak?

The first successful criminal prosecutions under the EU Timber Regulation for importing teak from Myanmar into the Netherlands may be a turning point in meaningful enforcement of the law created to keep stolen and illicit timber out of the bloc’s markets.