EU Gas Crunch Forces Rethink of Methane Rules

The European Commission has signaled it would delay the entry into effect of its controversial methane regulation amid a persistent gas crunch resulting from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. That may not be enough to offset the effects of that crunch, because the regulation is not yet in effect and Europeans are already struggling. “I have instructed my services to look into the possibilities of postponing the import part of the legislation with one year,” Energy Commissioner Fan Jorgensen told Bloomberg this week. “And…