Opportunity or dead end for biogas?

European energy and climate policy is undergoing a decisive upheaval. In view of geopolitical crises, the need to reduce greenhouse gases and the growing demand for energy sovereignty, the European Union formulated an ambitious target in 2022 with the RePowerEU programme: by 2030, 35 billion cubic metres of biomethane are to be produced annually to partially replace fossil natural gas. Biogas is considered a beacon of hope in this context. But a closer look, such as in the report "Biogas policies in the EU - Levelling up or locking in?" by DUH, Changing Markets Foundation, EIA, EEB, Methane Matters and Zero Waste Europe, shows that this development is ambivalent and can contradict the basic principles of a true circular economy.