Biomethane in Europe - Heidelberg, May 2022

2021) and the respective studie; illustration by ifeu 11 Figure 8: GHG emissions from the production of 35 bcm biomethane; source and illustration by ifeu 16 Figure 9: Contribution of the single feedstocks to the net GHG emissions from the production of 35 bcm biomethane compared to the substituted natural gas for the realistic scenario; source and illustration by ifeu 17 List of tables Table 1: C. [...] 2020); illustration by ifeu 2.3 Potentials for biomethane production in the EU What is needed to meet the target? Starting with 18 bcm biogas in total and 3 bcm biomethane in Europe by today, the question is: would the target of 35 bcm biomethane sustainably produced be realistic? It has been shown in the previous chapter that biomethane production in the EU is increasing rapidly. [...] 10 Biomethane in the EU ifeu Figure 6: Development of biomethane production in the EU to date and the necessary development up to the target in 2030; (European Biogas Association 2022a), illustration by ifeu Answers within literature There is a large number of studies assessing the potential of biogas and biomethane pro- duction in Europe. [...] For the realistic case, Figure 9 shows the contribution of the single feedstocks to the net GHG emissions from the production of 35 bcm biomethane compared to the substituted natural gas. [...] Figure 9: Contribution of the single feedstocks to the net GHG emissions from the production of 35 bcm biomethane compared to the substituted natural gas for the realistic scenario; source and illustration by ifeu As mentioned at the end of the previous chapter, carbon opportunity costs should also be included in this context.