Carbon Neutral Gas- Green Gas (Biogas)

10% of the gas we supply is biogas – up from 6% previously. We also neutralise the emissions from the gas our customers use by investing in verified carbon reduction schemes in India, China and Turkey. Which means that by being a gas customer, you’ll be helping improve access to clean energy around the world.

We supply 10% biogas because it represents the maximum percentage of the UK’s gas demand that can be met by sustainable, UK produced biogas (according to research by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association).

What about the other 90%?

There just aren’t enough biogas producers to meet the UK's gas demand. Which is why we’ve partnered with offsetting organisation ClimateCare to offset all the carbon released when our customers use gas in their homes. All three of our offset projects focus on biogas generation. We have chosen them because they have benefits that stretch across a number of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, from Climate Action and Affordable Clean Energy to Health & Wellbeing and Gender Equality.

What makes biogas carbon neutral?

Burning biomethane does release carbon dioxide. But, because it releases the same amount of carbon dioxide that the organic matter used to produce it absorbed while it grew, it doesn’t break the carbon balance. But when we extract and burn natural gas, we’re reintroducing carbon dioxide that has been locked away for millions of years, from a time when the earth’s atmosphere was different. This adds more carbon dioxide to our current atmosphere, breaks the carbon balance and contributes to global warming and climate change.