Biogas production can be both a solution to reduce methane emissions, especially in agriculture, but at the same time it is also a source of methane emissions. A drastic reduction of methane emissions is necessary to slow global warming in the short term and help avoid tipping points and extreme climate impacts.

At this conference, we will focus on the Danish effort to reduce methane emissions in and through biogas production, and how it differs from the situation in other European countries.

The conference will take place in the Meeting Room at Kosmopol, and both breakfast and lunch will be served. The conference will be held in English, as there will be international participants present both physically and online.

Time: Thursday the May 15th from 8.30:13.00 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

Place: The meeting room at Kosmopol at Fiolstræde 44, 1171 Copenhagen K

Register via the link below.

Program

8: 30-9: 00: Breakfast and networking

9: 00-9: 05: Welcome from the moderator of the conference

Laila Kildesgaard, expert in green transition and local development

9: 05-9: 15: Introduction of the program and the Methane Matters Coalition

Jens Hürdler, Senior Expert at Deutsche Umwelthilfe / Environmental Action Germany

9: 15-9: 35: Methane is a problem and a solution

Dr Mathijs Harmsen, PBL/Utrecht University

9: 35-10: 05: The Danish Biogas Production

Bodil Harder, Chief Analyst at the Danish Council on Climate Change and earlier at the Danish Energy Agency

10:05-10:15:Break

10:15-11:00 Panel discussion: What is the future of biogas production in the light of the Danish Green Tripartite Agreement?

Bruno Sander Nielsen, Technical Director at Danish Biogas Association, Tavs Nyord, Senior consultant at CONCITO, Morten Winther Vestenaa, Specialized consultant at Innovation Centre for Organic Farming, Green Transition Denmark

11: 00-11: 20: Break

11: 20-11: 50: Biogas production in other European countries: Germany as an example

Dr Semra Bakkaloglu, Research Associate, Imperial College London

11: 50-12: 00: conclusions

Trine Langhede, Policy Officer in Green Transition Denmark

12: 00-13: 00: Lunch and networking

The conference is hosted by the Council for the Green Transition and Deutsche Umwelthilfe, both of which are part of the European coalition "Methane Matters Coalition", which aims to significantly reduce methane emissions in the relevant agricultural, waste and energy sectors by 2030 and at the same time strengthen the EU's leading role in implementing the Global Methane Pledge.