World Biogas Association

🌍 On 13 November, WBA Chief Executive Charlotte Morton OBE spoke at the #COP29 side event, "The Virtuous Cycle of #Biogas in Agri-Food Systems," held at the Brazil Pavilion. Hosted by Itaipu Binacional and featuring contributions from UNIDO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, and Brazil's Women in Biogas Network (Mulheres do Biogás), the session highlighted biogas as a powerful solution for sustainable agri-food systems. Charlotte shared insights on biogas’s potential to transform waste into renewable energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and support rural economies. She also introduced WBA’s #MakingBiogasHappen programme, designed to accelerate global biogas growth through the Global Biogas Regulatory Framework and the International Anaerobic Digestion Certification Scheme. Thank you to Itaipu Binacional and COP29 Azerbaijan partners for supporting these critical discussions on biogas and climate action. #Biogas #AnaerobicDigestion #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #AgriFoodSystems #FoodSystem

Looking forward to participating in this. Valuing more of #anaerobicdigestion's benefits through carbon markets is critical to scaling the industry to cut #methane emissions fast.

#COP29’s focus on climate finance must unlock #financing for methane mitigation from #solid waste. Today just 2% of #climate #finance goes to #methane #mitigation (Reuters 2023). Of that, a tiny proportion goes to #waste management, and of that an even tinier proportion goes to organics recycling – US$3.9bn goes to incineration vs a mere US$22m on #organics #recycling including #biogas, despite #organics representing over 50% of municipal solid waste in most countries. Critically, 2.7bn people today lack any formal waste collection (UNEP 2024). Yet recycling the 105bn tonnes of organic wastes humans generate every year (#foodwaste, #sewage, #manures and slurries, other agri-wastes, commercial/industrial wastes) through #biogas would deliver 50% of the Global Methane Pledge, reducing global temperature rise by a critical 0.1 degree Celsius. It would also generate sufficient biogas to displace one third of today’s fossil gas consumption. Today the World Biogas Association hosted its first #COP29 official side event entitled “Unlocking the Potential for Financing Methane Mitigation from Solid Waste for the NDCs and Beyond”, where we presented our G20 paper (https://lnkd.in/ekxfpFgh) on the same topic, co-authored by the ISWA International Solid Waste Association and TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute, in which we made two main recommendations: 1. Valorisation of Methane Abatement 2. Targeting Climate Finance to Financing Waste Collection and Treatment that prioritise high in waste hierarchy activities. With thanks to our panellists Martina Otto, Head of Secretariat of the Climate & Clean Air Coalition, Anja Schwetje, Vice Chair, Climate Change and Waste Management Working Group, ISWA International Solid Waste Association, Alfredo Miranda-González, Deputy Director for International Methane, Clean Air Task Force, Janek Vähk, Zero Pollution Manager, Zero Waste Europe, and our panel chair Pradeep Monga Ph.D. The COP29 Azerbaijan Presidency will launch the first ever Declaration on Methane Reduction on organic wastes, which sets a precedent for other countries to follow, building the political commitment that can lead to unlocking the finances needed to build the necessary waste collection, treatment and energy infrastructure to turn these waste resources into #value. The WBA has developed its model Global Biogas Regulatory Framework and International Anaerobic Digestion Certification Scheme for countries to adapt to their local environment, creating the necessary enabling environment to facilitate the development of bankable biogas projects. #MakingBiogasHappen.

Earlier today, WBA's Senior Advisor and Policy Director Pradeep Monga Ph.D spoke at the ISWA International Solid Waste Association #COP29 side event titled 'How should we reflect the waste sector in #ClimateMitigation and adaptation?' If you missed Dr Monga's presentation, there’s still an opportunity to connect with him at #COP29 in Baku. To arrange a meeting, please contact Giulia Ceccarelli, Head of External Affairs at WBA, at [email protected]. You also have the opportunity to hear Dr Monga speak today at the WBA COP29 side event, co-hosted with ISWA, titled "Unlocking the Potential for Financing Methane Mitigation from Solid Waste for the NDCs and Beyond." This event is scheduled for today, 13 November 2024, from 16:45 to 18:15 (Baku time) in Side Event Room 9, Area B, Blue Zone, at the COP29 venue in Baku, Azerbaijan. The session will address the financing gap for methane action in the solid waste sector and explore potential solutions, including the presentation of the WBA and ISWA's G20 Policy Paper on scaling up financing for #MethaneMitigation from #SolidWaste.

Catch up on the latest news from WBA in the October 2024 edition of our newsletter. Inside you will find: 🔸Publication of Women in Biogas Survey Analysis Report 2024 🔸Update on biomethane certificates under GHG Protocol 🔸Publication of Market and Policy Briefing 2024: India 🔸Analysis of IEA's Renewables 2024 report 🔸Upcoming events and training, 🔸Recent speaking engagements, 🔸And the Global Biogas News Round-Up, compiling the latest biogas industry stories from around the world. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/evGfh5GN 🔸🔸🔸 #Biogas #RenewableEnergy #SustainableFuture #GreenEnergy #CircularEconomy #WasteToEnergy #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #SustainableDevelopment #BioCNG #AnaerobicDigestion #WasteManagement #EnergyInnovation #NetZero #BiogasIndustry #Bioenergy

Join us at COP29 next week in Baku, Azerbaijan! WBA are delighted to announce that we are co-hosting a side event, 'Unlocking the potential for financing methane mitigation from solid waste for the NDCs and beyond' on 13 November with ISWA International Solid Waste Association. Pradeep Monga Ph.D will moderate the session, taking place at 16:45 (AZT) in the Blue Zone. Our panel includes Charlotte Morton OBE, WBA, Martina Otto, Climate & Clean Air Coalition, Anja Schwetje, ISWA, Jonathan Banks, Clean Air Task Force and Janek Vähk, Zero Waste Europe. For more information about session and other side events WBA will be participating in here: https://lnkd.in/ehkKHwGp Giulia Ceccarelli, Aditi Ramola, Carlos RV Silva Filho #cop29 #baku #climatechange #biogas #anaerobicdigestion #organicwaste #methane #methanemitigation #greengas #biomethane #event #ad #sustainability #netzero

🌍 #COP29 is underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, and WBA is active on the ground, advocating for decisive climate action! Our team is participating in various side events, pushing for stronger measures against #MethaneEmissions and showcasing #biogas solutions which are essential to achieving meaningful #ClimateAction. Scroll through to see WBA’s speaking engagements and join us in building a #SustainableFuture with biogas! 👉 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ehkKHwGp 👉 The daily live broadcasts from COP29 in Baku are free to attend virtually. Register for the We Don’t Have Time Side Event on Saturday 16th: https://lnkd.in/eFiRGWEk Charlotte Morton OBE Pradeep Monga Ph.D Giulia Ceccarelli #MethaneReduction #GlobalMethanePledge #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #CircularEconomy

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Looking forward to participating in this event next week at #COP29 to highlight how we can reduce #methane #emissions from the 105bn tonnes of #organic wastes we humans generate every year, preventing nearly 0.1 degree of temperature rise and the #pollution they otherwise cause to rivers and #oceans. All these #wastes also contain around one third of today's global #gas consumption and valuable #nutrients, so #recycling these would help to improve the world's #energy and #food security, create a multi-billion dollar #economic #opportunity and 10-15 million new green #jobs globally. Win-Win-Win-Win-Win. #biogas #bioCNG #CBG #rng Global Methane Hub Global Methane Initiative (GMI) World Biogas Association ISWA International Solid Waste Association Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD)

🌍 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸! 🌍 Value4Farm joined 700+ participants at the European Biogas Association’s annual conference in Brussels, where biomethane's 2024 growth to 6.4 bcm was celebrated—a 32% increase from last year! 🎉 As we aim for 35 bcm by 2030, it’s clear biomethane is key to Europe’s sustainable future. Biogases don’t just provide energy flexibility, they also support #RegenerativeAgriculture and strengthen Europe’s #CircularEconomy. But to reach full potential, we need consistent policies and community trust. 📸 At the event, Value4Farm’s Belgian demo case was showcased, and partner CIB - Consorzio Italiano Biogas won the Green Narrator Award for its storytelling impact! 👉 Want to learn more? Check out the full details on our website: 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝟰𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺.𝗲𝘂 #Biomethane #Value4Farm #GreenEnergy #Biogas #HorizonEurope European Biogas Association CIB - Consorzio Italiano Biogas Inagro vzw World Biogas Association CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency