Hitting Canada’s Climate Targets with Biogas & RNG

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March 28, 2022

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(Canadian Biogas Association) Biogas & Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is a proven climate solution, with 279 projects across Canada already preventing more than 8 Mt of greenhouse gas emissions from reaching the atmosphere every year.

But how much greater a role can biogas & RNG play in hitting Canada’s 2030 and 2050 climate targets?

Our new report, “Hitting Canada’s Climate Targets with Biogas & RNG”, finds that biogas & RNG can deliver big GHG reductions: 26.7 Mt by 2030, 40.2 Mt by 2050, and delivering 55% of Canada’s methane pledge.

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Current federal government policies only capture a small fraction of biogas & RNG’s potential. But a combination of two policies already proving successful at the provincial level could help biogas & RNG deliver much bigger GHG reductions. They are:

A renewable gas mandate, similar to what Québec and British Columbia have in place
A carbon offsets system that rewards landfills and farms for voluntarily collecting and utilizing methane, like Alberta and Québec have in place

The report's cover

USDA Biofuels Annual: Canada’s Biodiesel Consumption, Production Up in 2021 (GrainNet)

More Biogas and Renewable Natural Gas Would Help Canada Hit Climate Targets (World Biogas Association)

More biogas and RNG would help Canada hit climate targets – CBA (Bioenergy International)

Canadian biogas experiences decade of rapid growth (Biomass Magazine)

Report: Canadian biodiesel production, consumption up in 2021 (Biodiesel Magazine)

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