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Renewable Energy Directive 2018

Renewable Energy Directive 2018

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Nov 5, 2026

Daniel ArnessonGUEST
0:12
you need to get all these different countries to agree on something.
Daniel ArnessonGUEST
0:17
And so far, when it comes to the Renewable Energy Directive and the regulation around guarantees of origin, you have seen little consensus.
Snjólfur Richard SverrissonHOST
0:35
Big tech is buying record amounts of renewable power, as are many companies across Europe.
Snjólfur Richard SverrissonHOST
0:42
The discussion now is honing in on how these firms account for that power.

29 MINS LATER

Daniel ArnessonGUEST
29:50
And it's not for me to answer if it will be or not, but I think this is where we're at.
Daniel ArnessonGUEST
29:57
And in Europe, to be honest, you need to get all these different countries to agree on something.
Daniel ArnessonGUEST
30:06
And so far, when it comes to the Renewable Energy Directive and the regulation around guarantees of origin, you have seen little consensus.
Daniel ArnessonGUEST
30:15
So, you know, like, it's basically, you know, like, it's just, it's the best, it's what they all could agree on, the minimum.
Leanne ChewGUEST
8:35
However, the actual savings depends on the raw materials used, how it is produced and how it is being transported.
Leanne ChewGUEST
8:43
For example, under the EU's Renewable Energy Directive, certain biogas pathways using organic waste can achieve around 40 to 85% lower greenhouse gas emissions compared with the EU's fossil electricity benchmark.
Leanne ChewGUEST
9:00
One important environmental benefit is that biomethane can be produced from organic waste, such as animal manure or polymer.
Leanne ChewGUEST
9:08
By collecting and treating these waste, we can capture the methane that might otherwise escape into the environment.

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