# EU methane rules face two-year delay, prompting environmental backlash

https://mins.news/en/item/99518

- euronews, 2026-10-14 10:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/eus-methane-rules-face-two-year-delay-sparking-environmental-backlash

> Environmentalists say postponing the EU’s methane rules will do little to reduce energy prices. They accuse Brussels of invoking energy security and competitiveness to justify weakening the Green Deal.

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