OUR COMMITMENT & PRIORITY
About RNG COALITION
RNG COALITION is the trade association, policy advocacy and public education voice for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) in North America.
RNG COALITION was founded on July 7, 2011 as a 501 (c) 6 non-profit by Johannes Escudero (Founder & CEO). With the initial support of eight (8) founding member companies, the RNG COALITION established a leadership platform for policy advocacy, public education, and promotion of best practices for the sustainable development of the Renewable Natural Gas industry in North America.
Today, enabled by the technical and financial support of our member companies, including through member engagement in our Leadership Advisory Boards (LABs), our SMART endowment and SMART subscribers, RNG COALITION staff provide leadership and advocacy to advance our mission and create market opportunities that enable the achievement of our Sustainable Methane Abatement & Recycling Timeline (SMART).
Advocacy and education influence public policy. Public policies impact markets. Markets drive demand (RNG, RH2, CO2, Biogas, etc.). Demand determines value.
Because the value of RNG impacts all industry stakeholders, we advocate and work to educate the general public, elected officials and regulators about the reliability, sustainability, the global and local environmental and economic benefits associated with sustainable development, deployment and utilization of RNG. We are feedstock and technology neutral and support all sustainable end-use applications of RNG.
Through advocacy and education we seek recognition and inclusion of renewable gas, including Biogas, RNG, CO2 and RH2 as an essential element of any alternative or renewable energy, low-carbon or clean fuel standard or program. We advocate for procurement programs (regulated or voluntary) and favorable treatment of renewable gas as a viable investment and alternative energy resource in Federal, State and Provincial laws and regulations.
Our diverse and international membership is comprised of producers and consumers, consultants, small businesses, large corporations, municipalities and non-profits representative of each sector of the RNG industry, including: waste collection, waste management and recycling companies, renewable energy project developers, innovators, engineers, banks, financiers, investors, gas and power marketers, gas and power transporters, manufacturers, EPC, technology and service providers, environmental advocates, research organizations, colleges and universities, labor unions, law firms, power and transportation companies, fueling stations, airports, ports, cities, counties, municipalities, public and investor-owned utilities.
RNG COALITION MISSION STATEMENT
RNG COALITION is committed to influencing the future of energy by providing industry leadership, education and advocacy for RNG development as a sustainable source for clean fuel, heat, power, products and services.
SUSTAINABLE METHANE ABATEMENT & RECYCLING TIMELINE (SMART)
The Sustainable Methane Abatement & Recycling Timeline (SMART) aims to capture and control methane produced from the 43,000+ aggregated organic waste sites in North America by 2050, achieving meaningful benchmarks by 2025, 2030 and 2040.
Read more about the work being done to achieve SMART here.
COMMITMENT TO OUR MEMBERS
VISION
We will think, plan and develop with the RNG industry’s collective best near- and long-term interests in mind, including as we make progress towards achieving our SMART initiative.
SERVICE
We will advance our shared mission, and in doing so, serve all COALITION Members with professional, personal and timely attention - and strive to exceed all expectations.
VOICE
We will provide a clear, strong, unified voice for the RNG industry in North America.
RESPONSIVENESS
We will listen to and value feedback from all COALITION Members.
ADVOCACY & EDUCATION
We will advocate and educate elected officials, lawmakers, regulators and the general public, for the protection and sustainable advancement of RNG and the RNG industry.
COMMUNICATION
We will clearly and consistently communicate pertinent information to our Members in the most timely and professional manner possible.
PRIVACY
We will respect and keep Member’s confidential business information private.
PRIORITY
RNG COALITION will provide policy advocacy and education to help ensure sustainability and growth for RNG and to improve recognition of the renewable natural gas process (methane mitigation) as a critical part of the solution to global climate change.
In 2015, we established an organizational priority to help enable the industry to double the number of operating RNG projects in North America from 47 to 100 RNG projects by 2025. In July 2019 we exceeded our 2025 priority (100 operating RNG facilities) five and a half years ahead of schedule. In the last 18 months, more RNG facilities have been developed than were brought online during the industry’s first 30 years of existence (1982-2011).
During the Opening Keynote of our 2019 RNG CONFERENCE our Founder and CEO cast the vision for our Sustainable Methane Abatement & Recycling Timeline (SMART) - a call to capture and control the methane produced from the 43,000+ aggregated organic waste sites in North America by 2050, achieving meaningful benchmarks by 2025, 2030 and 2040.
In order to scale and achieve SMART by 2050, we are targeting the development of 1,000 RNG projects by 2030.
LONG TERM PLANNING
Develop the Sustainable Methane Abatement and Recycling Timeline (SMART).
Create an action plan and interim targets to capture, control and deploy the methane produced from every site in North America where organic waste is aggregated by 2050.