The Case for U.S. Food Waste Biomethane to Supply Emerging Global Demand
Vanguard Renewables argues that food waste biomethane deserves a central place in corporate decarbonization portfolios, citing its scalability, low cost of abatement, circularity, and access to carbon-intensity-sensitive markets. The company points to accelerating policy momentum, from the EU’s RED III targets to Japan’s developing METI import pathways, as governments build frameworks that reward the lowest-CI fuel sources.
The piece highlights that U.S. food waste biomethane can reach deeply negative carbon intensity scores today and requires no new export infrastructure, since it can be injected into existing pipelines, liquefied at current LNG terminals, and shipped to Asia and Europe using existing vessels.