据今日油价网站10月14日消息 作为到2050年减少温室气体排放和实现碳中和计划的一部分，欧盟将考虑建立一个具有国际水平和法律约束力的框架，以减少包括能源部门在内的甲烷排放。
在周三公布的欧盟减少甲烷排放战略中，欧盟委员会表示，能源相关甲烷排放的行动范围涵盖整个石油、天然气和煤炭供应链，包括液化天然气、天然气储存和引入天然气系统的生物甲烷气。
欧盟委员会在其战略中表示：“在国际合作伙伴没有做出重大承诺的情况下，欧盟委员会将考虑针对化石能源消费和进口的甲烷减排目标、标准或其他激励措施。”。
甲烷是导致全球变暖的第二大气体，仅次于二氧化碳。根据欧洲环境署（EEA）的估计，欧盟53%的人为甲烷排放来自农业，26%来自废弃物，19%来自能源。
据欧盟称，能源部门的减排是可行的，其中至少三分之一的减排可以在不增加工业净成本的情况下实现。
欧盟委员会表示：“从净经济、环境和社会角度来看，最大的好处将是减少放空和燃烧，减少化石气和石油生产、输送和燃烧的泄漏，以及减少煤矿的甲烷排放。”
能源专员卡德里西姆森在一份声明中表示：“我们今天通过了自1996年以来的第一个解决甲烷排放问题的战略。虽然能源、农业和废物部门都可以发挥作用，但能源是能够以最少的成本最快地减少排放的领域。欧洲将起到带头作用，但我们不能单独做到这一点。我们需要与我们的国际伙伴合作，解决我们进口能源的甲烷排放问题。”
王磊 摘译自 今日油价
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EU May Set Binding Standards Methane Emissions
As part of its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050, the European Union (EU) will consider the creation of a legally-binding framework at the international level for methane emission reduction, including in the energy sector.
In its EU strategy to reduce methane emissions published “The Commission will consider methane emission reduction targets, standards or other incentives for fossil energy consumed and imported in the EU in the absence of significant commitments from international partners,” it said in its strategy.
Methane is the second-largest gas contributing to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2). According to estimates from the European Environment Agency (EEA), 53 percent of anthropogenic methane emissions in the EU come from agriculture, 26 percent from waste, and 19 percent from energy.
According to the EU, emissions reductions in the energy sector are feasible, and at least a third of those reductions could be achieved at no net cost to industry.
“The greatest benefits in net economic, environmental and social terms would be achieved by reducing venting and flaring, reducing leaks in fossil gas and oil production, transmission and combustion, and reducing methane emissions from coalmines,” the European Commission said.
“We have adopted today our first strategy to tackle methane emissions since 1996. While the energy, agriculture and waste sectors all have a role to play, energy is where emissions can be cut the quickest with least costs. Europe will lead the way, but we cannot do this alone. We need to work with our international partners to address the methane emissions of the energy we import,” Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said in a statement.
