New gas for climate policy paper calls for a binding target for 11% renewable gas by 2030

January 31, 2021 |

In the Netherlands, Gas for Climate published a policy paper which provides an analysis-based rationale on why an 11% renewable gas target is needed to meet the EU’s climate ambition to cut GHG emissions by 55% in 2030 and focuses on biomethane and green hydrogen, acknowledging they require additional incentives compared to the incentives required to scale-up blue hydrogen.

This policy paper follows last year’s Gas for Climate Gas Decarbonisation Pathways 2020-2050 report, which showed how additional policy measures are needed to scale-up biomethane, green and blue hydrogen which are all needed to meet the EU’s climate targets.

Gas for Climate advocates in the new policy paper that by 2030, 11% of all gas consumed in the EU should be renewable gas, the envisioned binding target is supported by two sub-targets for 8% sustainable biomethane and 3% renewable hydrogen and the target should be introduced in the EU Renewable Energy Directive.

Category: Policy

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