Enabling biomethane deployment through policy and regulation

This online workshop will provide policymakers with a structured overview of how biomethane policy frameworks are evolving in Europe.

It will focus on national support architectures, the implementation of the EU decarbonised gas framework, and the interaction between energy, agricultural and environmental policy.

Participants will explore why biomethane support may be needed, which market failures, risks and barriers still affect deployment, and how different support instruments can be combined into coherent national policy frameworks. The workshop will also place biomethane support schemes in the broader context of recent EU gas market reforms, including the Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Market Package and their implications for infrastructure access, market integration and regulatory coordination

The final part of the programme will look beyond energy policy, considering how agricultural regulations can enable or constrain biomethane deployment. Through expert presentations and discussion, participants will reflect on how national frameworks can be designed in a way that is effective, coherent and compatible with the broader EU policy framework.
The workshop is hosted in the context of the European Biomethane Week.

Programme

Morning Sessions: Biomethane support frameworks and national policy design

10.30 – 11.25
Why biomethane support is needed: market failures, risks and barriers
Marzia Sesini | FSR

11.25 – 12.30
From support instruments to national policy architectures
Marzia Sesini | FSR

12.30 – 13.30
Lunch break

Afternoon Sessions: EU implementation and cross-sectoral policy interfaces

13.30 – 14.25
The Gas Package and national transposition: what matters for biomethane
Andris Piebalgs | FSR

14.25 – 15.20
Biomethane beyond energy policy: agriculture, fertilisers, digestate and environmental regulation
Speaker TBC

15.20 – 15.30
Closing discussion
From EU targets to national implementation: what should policymakers prioritise?
Moderated by Andris Piebalgs | FSR

The workshop is free of charge, but registration is required.

Register by 13 September 2026