Today marks a significant step forward in our collective fight for genuine climate action in shipping. Say No to LNG joins a cross-sectoral alliance—the Stop the Biomethane Rush coalition—as we launch a new Biomethane Booklet. 

The Stop the Biomethane Rush coalition unites diverse partners and experts – spanning food sovereignty, sustainable land use, animal rights, energy systems, and climate – to highlight the serious, cross-sector risks of scaling up biomethane (bio-LNG). 

While the Say No to LNG campaign is challenging the misleading narratives around biomethane in the shipping industry, our coalition partners like Change Markets Foundation, Foodrise, Ecologistas en Acción, Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy, and Deutsche Umwelthilfe are doing the same in their respective sectors.

The Booklet offers an accessible overview of biomethane’s far-reaching consequences, including a dedicated chapter on shipping.

Here’s why the biomethane rush in shipping is a dangerous diversion:

• Insufficient Supply: Even if all of Europe’s biogas from 2020 were refined into biomethane (also known as bio-LNG), it would only cover 6% of the EU’s shipping fuel demand. No ship will ever fully run on biomethane.
• Industry Interests Shipping players greenwashing and investing in biomethane are locking in our reliance on fossil LNG infrastructure – from gas pipelines to bunkering facilities that refuel ships. This perpetuates a fossil fuel-based system rather than accelerating truly zero-emission solutions.
• False Climate Solution: Studies show biomethane for shipping can actually worsen climate impacts more than conventional fuels due to methane leaks across the entire LNG lifecycle. Methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas, is over 80 times more powerful than CO2​ in the short term.

We invite you to understand and educate others on these critical issues. Read, print and share the Biomethane Booklet and dive into Further Reading. Together we can stop the biomethane rush!