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2024-11-30
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2024-05-20
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2023-10-26
Politician(s) lobbied: Bill Callanan (Chief Inspector), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Provision of suitable market conditions to support an biomethane and circular bioeconomy that can contribute significantly towards the decarbonisation agenda, sectoral targets and decarbonise difficult to decarbonise industries such as agriculture, thermal demand and transport.
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RGFI lobbied Government to address the security of supply
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storage and gas prices as we have been highlighting to Government since 2014 on these matters of national importance. We put forward an Integrated Business case for Biomethane that will provide cross sectoral economic and environmental benefits
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which in light of the sectoral carbon ceilings and legally binding targets all solutions to decarbonize these sectors should be give serious consideration by Government
2023-10-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Bill Callanan (Chief Inspector), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Bill Callanan (Chief Inspector), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: RGFI is an advocay for the manufacturing and processing industries which are the back bone of economic activity in Ireland and significant exporters of irish produce and services, the global markets are demanding competitiveness and sustainability in all consumer goods and services, Biomethane is the lowest cost alternative for these companies who consume gas to become carbon neutral and retain their market share and pricing, secure current, expansion & future investments by industry in ireland
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Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) is working with Government Departments to progress the Pathway for Biomethane & engaging with DCCAE in a consultative
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constructive & progressive manner to agree way forward
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time lines
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plans & structures to progress the development of Biomethane industry in Ireland
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request to support Gas Public Service Obligation to ensure the gas consumer has a competitive alternative to natural gas
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seeking fair and equal treatment across the energy supply
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competitiveness
2023-06-20
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2022-12-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Kenny (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: The intended results is for Government to include biomethane in policy to address security of supply, storage and stable gas prices, decarbonising the difficult to decarbonise sectors of Thermal demand, agriculture and transport. The ask of Government by RGFI and industry led collaboration/sectoral representation is to include biomethane with a target of 2.5TWh by 2030, and 9.5TWH by 2050, in the absence of an enduring subsidy regime, Government to provide 50% Capital Funding, implement the RHO.::request that Government support Carbon Farming with the farmer being central to enabling a scalable AD biomethane industry, and reward the farmers both economically and environmentally, giving farmers control of the carbon credits, perhaps trading in a voluntary carbon trading platform. the opportunity and potential to provide farmers with a secure diverse income, while promoting organic farm practices, increased productivity & contract supply to an AD biomethane plant & benefit from bioecono
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RGFI lobbied Government to address the security of supply
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storage and gas prices as we have been highlighting to Government since 2014 on these matters of national importance. We put forward an Integrated Business case for Biomethane that will provide cross sectoral economic and environmental benefits
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which in light of the sectoral carbon ceilings and legally binding targets all solutions to decarbonize these sectors should be give serious consideration by Government
2022-08-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Kenny (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: RGFI in representing and advocating on behalf of the gas consumers, sustainable biomethane as a solution to assist in decarbonising Heat/Thermal demand, transport and agriculture, recognised as difficult to decarbonise sectors. Agriculture has a key role to play in sustainable renewable energy production, help to address the environmental challenges in agriculture, providing alternative diverse & secure incomes. RGFI Biomethane Integrated Business case presents a positive economic assessment.
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Policy support for an indigenous AD biomethane industry to assist in decarbonising the difficult to decarbonise sectors of Heat
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transport and Agriculture. RGFI are members and on the Board of European Biogas Association
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who have presented the EU Commission with the capacity to produce 35 bcm of sustainable biomethane across the EU Member states. this capacity building has come into focus since the Ukraine Invasion
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leading to energy prices and security
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with a need for energy independence.
2022-03-19
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