UK energy company Good Energy has launched a carbon neutral “green gas” tariff. A bit more expensive is Ovo Energy and its light-green tariff, which offers 33% green electricity at £797 a year. It will include 6% biomethane produced within the UK using organic material such as sewage and manure. The firm says it is aiming to reduce its emissions by 50% from 2010 levels in order to meet EU climate targets. The founder of the company, Juliet Davenport, says that domestic gas is responsible for 26% of most individual’s carbon footprints. The biogas sector looks set to become more widespread as the number of anaerobic digestion sites increases. Other British companies, including Ecotricity, Green Energy UK and Bulb, also offer green gas. Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity, states that 95% of British gas could potentially be produced from grass on marginal farmland by 2035.
UK energy company Good Energy has launched a carbon neutral “green gas” tariff. It will include 6% biomethane produced within the UK using organic material such as sewage and manure. The firm says it is aiming to reduce its emissions by 50% from 2010 levels in order to meet EU climate targets. The founder of the company, Juliet Davenport, says that domestic gas is responsible for 26% of most individual’s carbon footprints. The biogas sector looks set to become more widespread as the number of anaerobic digestion sites increases. Other British companies, including Ecotricity, Green Energy UK and Bulb, also offer green gas. Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity, states that 95% of British gas could potentially be produced from grass on marginal farmland by 2035.