EU’s rush to scale up biogas could risk fossil fuel lock-in, says report

  • Gas
  • October 15, 2025

The EU’s rush to scale up biogas and biomethane production is uncontrolled and could lock in pollution, fuel industrial livestock farming, and undermine climate goals, according to a new report from the Methane Matters coalition.

The report, ‘Biogas Policies in the EU: Levelling up or locking in?’, claims that the EU has handed the biogas industry more than €37bn in public funds without ensuring proper regulation.

This comes on top of €28bn in private investments expected by 2030, which the coalition warns could entrench unsustainable biogas production and expose the bloc to long-term climate and financial risks.

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