Pixie Chart of the week | Ignition: the role of biomethane in low-carbon heat

On 11 March, Energy and Clean Growth Minister, Kwasi Kwarteng announced that the government aims to issue a Heat and Buildings Strategy later in 2020. This will set out short-term activities that government will take to reduce emissions from existing buildings. The actions will concentrate on energy efficiency measures and low carbon heating to enable the mass transition to decarbonised heat.

This week’s chart considers the role that biomethane might have in enabling a transition to low carbon heat.

Biomethane could be a critical source of low carbon heating, especially in agricultural areas. With the rise of local heat and energy planning, incorporation of biomethane and feedstock supply could be key to providing low carbon heat and economic development in certain parts of GB.
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