How biomethane supports your net-zero strategy

Looking to cut emissions across your operations and supply chain—without overhauling your operations and energy systems? 

Biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG), offers a fast and credible path to decarbonization. It’s low carbon. It’s drop-in. 

With pressure mounting from regulators, investors, and customers, read on to learn how biomethane can support your net-zero strategy. 

Biomethane is a renewable gas made from organic waste (i.e. manure, food waste, and agricultural residues). Chemically identical to fossil natural gas, it can be used in your existing boilers, combined heat and power (CHP) systems, hybrid heat pumps, and even compressed natural gas (CNG) fleets. No retrofits. No disruption. 

Cut Scope 1 emissions (direct)

Scope 1 covers direct emissions from fuels burned in your own operations, like heating systems, process energy, and vehicle fleets. Depending on the feedstock, switching from fossil gas to biomethane can cut these emissions by over 80%. Some methods, like those using manure, can even deliver net-negative emissions.

Reduce Scope 3 emissions (upstream)

Scope 3 emissions come from the energy used in your upstream supply chain. Sourcing grid-injected biomethane or biomethane certificates makes those reductions measurable and reportable, especially when aligned with frameworks like the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Encouraging suppliers to switch to biomethane amplifies your impact—when your suppliers lower their Scope 1 emissions by using biomethane, it directly contributes to reductions in your Scope 3 emissions. 

Biomethane is a smart move for long-term sustainability, resilience and market leadership. 

Integrating biomethane into your corporate sustainability strategy helps you: 

• Decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors: From industrial heat to long-haul transport, biomethane offers a viable, renewable alternative where electrification is limited. 

  Improve ESG ratings and stakeholder trust

  Biomethane supports traceable, verifiable emissions reductions, improving your climate disclosures and boosting ESG credibility. 

  Reduce exposure to volatile energy and carbon markets

  With energy prices and carbon credits fluctuating, biomethane helps stabilize costs through forward planning and predictable performance. 

  Stay ahead of regulation and compliance

  From Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II to the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), policy is moving fast. Biomethane keeps you on the front foot. 

In short, adopting biomethane strengthens your business across climate goals, compliance obligations, and commercial performance. 

Across Europe, biomethane adoption is scaling fast. Driven by Fit for 55, RED II, and the REPowerEU plan, the EU aims to produce 35 billion cubic meters of biomethane annually by 2030—about 10% of the region’s gas demand. Governments are backing this push with feed-in tariffs, tax incentives, and transport targets. 

Countries like Germany, Italy, and Sweden already show how biomethane can replace fossil gas and accelerate decarbonization at scale.