For now, Brussels is likely to choose a wait-and-see approach, hoping that global LNG market conditions will ease over the next 2-3 years, leading to lower prices and increased supply options for European buyers. An EU import standard would introduce emissions intensity as an additional factor in these purchasing decisions and potentially changing the ‘merit order’ of EU gas suppliers. If the Commission avoids taking any binding decisions, it will likely face growing pressure from EU LNG importers – who risk paying a premium due to regulatory uncertainty or potential penalties – as well as from exporters and natural gas producers pushing for methane standards to be softened or postponed. How those engagements unfold will determine whether the Regulation will change EU priorities for gas and LNG purchases, or whether security of supply priorities will require changes to the Regulation.