Exclusive: Draft EU methane strategy shies away from binding emissions standards

The European Union's long-awaited plan to curb emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane will not impose binding standards on natural gas sold in the bloc, according to a draft seen by Reuters.Methane is nearly 90 times more potent than CO2 in its first 20 years in the atmosphere, and is emitted from leaky pipelines and infrastructure, and is often burned off at oil and gas fields.As the world's biggest importer of natural gas, the EU is facing pressure from investors, climate campaigners a