Resources

Search our resource database to find legal tools by selecting a relevant emissions reduction pathway, jurisdiction, location, keyword, or all of the above.

2119 Resources Found, Displaying 1451 thru 1460

Report, Design Principles for a Renewable Gas Standard

Pathway: Renewable Gas Standards

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

ICF published a 2018 white paper exploring the regulatory and policy context for RNG, RNG supply, the costs associated with RNG production, and key considerations in the development of a Renewable Gas Standard. It focused on California.

Report, Optimal Pathways to Achieve Climate Goals – Inclusion of a Renewable Gas Standard

Pathway: Renewable Gas Standards

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

The Center for Renewable Gas prepared a 2018 report analyzing the challenge of meeting California’s carbon goals, and recommended developing a Renewable Gas Standard.

Report, Promoting Renewable Natural Gas in Washington State

Pathway: Renewable Gas Standards

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Identifies opportunities to support renewable natural gas in the state, including through public procurement and development of a Renewable Portfolio Standard for renewable gas.

IRENA report, Hydrogen from Renewable Power

Pathway: Low Carbon Gas Technical Potential

Jurisdiction: Foreign

Assesses the state of power-to-gas technologies, hydrogen applications in end-use sectors, developing a hydrogen supply chain, and makes recommendations to policy makers.

Renewable Natural Gas Coalition

Pathway: Low Carbon Gas Technical Potential

Jurisdiction: Private Entities

A non-profit organization composed of RNG industry members dedicated to the sustainable advancement of RNG or biogas-derived biomethane as an alternative and domestic energy resource.

Report, Making Your Organization Carbon Neutral with Renewable Natural Gas

Pathway: Low Carbon Gas Technical Potential

Jurisdiction: Private Entities

Ameresco’s 2019 white paper offers the private sector insights on RNG suppliers, procurement options, and contracting models.

Report, Biogas in the United States

Pathway: Low Carbon Gas Technical Potential

Jurisdiction: Congress, States and State Governments

Finds that generation of biogas could be expanded to perhaps 3–5% of the total natural gas market at projected prices of $5–6/MMBtu.

Report, Technical Potential of Renewable Natural Gas

Pathway: Low Carbon Gas Technical Potential

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Uses a thermodynamic balance to determine the total technical potential of RNG in the United States, as well as the future technical potential of methanation-derived RNG based on growth curves for renewable electricity.

Biogas Opportunities Roadmap

Pathway: Low Carbon Gas Technical Potential

Jurisdiction: Individual Agencies

Identifies voluntary actions that can be taken to reduce methane emissions through the use of biogas systems and outlines strategies to overcome barriers to a robust biogas industry in the United States.

Massachusetts RPS

Pathway: Bioenergy in Renewable Energy Standards

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Provides for biomass life cycle analysis, setting a standard for ensuring the carbon benefit of biomass production.