The Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDF Europe) and Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) have launched the European Civil Society Observatory on Methane, an independent platform to push for the reduction of methane pollution from fossil fuels.
On 7 April, EDF Europe and DUH launched the European Civil Society Observatory on Methane (CSO-M), a platform to monitor progress on methane emissions reductions.
As announced, the CSO-M allows methane campaigners to improve cross-border collaboration and to build on each other’s work. The new Observatory aims to improve the ability of civil society to monitor progress on the implementation of the EU’s methane regulation, to turn data from a growing ecosystem of methane tracking technologies into action across Europe, as well as push for accountability across the fossil fuel supply chain.
The announcement of the CSO-M was welcomed at COP29 by Kadri Simson, former European Commissioner for Energy.
As stated, in parallel, EDF Europe also launched “Time for CH4nge”, a public awareness campaign that will turn methane from an “unknown threat” into a public priority.
Methane is one of the clearest tests of whether we’re serious about tackling climate change. It’s driving up temperatures right now – and yet we have the tools to cut it quickly and affordably. This is the decade that matters.
…said Helen Spence-Jackson, Executive Director, EDF Europe.
