NEWS RELEASE
July 14, 2020
Sierra Club Invites National Debate on Renewable Natural Gas
Washington DC – As part of Sierra Club's and Earthjustice's campaign to "electrify everything" this week, the groups released a report that takes aim at gas utilities who embrace renewable natural gas as a method of deflecting pushes toward building electrification. Specifically, the report argues that RNG is not a viable alternative to electrification in efforts to decarbonize buildings because there is not enough of it and it is too expensive.
RNG Coalition welcomes the debate.
“Electrification is not a bad thing," said Johannes Escudero, CEO of the RNG Coalition. "Like RNG, it is one piece of the puzzle. Our world needs a diverse portfolio of solutions to address our environmental challenges, not a single-stock gamble that places all of our chips on one technology. An all-or-nothing approach runs counter to having a resilient energy system and economy.”
“Life on our planet is sustained and energized by organic materials. RNG is waste-derived, clean energy that is both a complementary and necessary part of a global climate change solution,” said Escudero. “RNG is produced from methane that would otherwise escape fugitively into the atmosphere as a short-lived climate pollutant and greenhouse gas. Our industry sustainably abates and recycles captured methane for productive, every-day applications.”
"Although these groups may have meant to discourage RNG adoption in buildings with this report, we are confident that the facts, good science and common sense will prevail."
About the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas
The RNG Coalition is the trade association for the RNG industry. The RNG Coalition provides public policy advocacy and education for the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) industry in North America, advocating for the sustainable development, deployment and utilization of RNG, including as an ultra- clean, domestically produced, alternative fuel and energy resource. Learn more at RNGCoalition.com.
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