Green Gas News

The latest news from GGCS

  • Reporting Green Gas Use – Summary of reporting rules

    The rules for reporting green gas use using RGGOs and other “market-based instruments” are always in development. The GGCS has published various guidance documents and news items which are summarised and linked to below...

    Posted: 16 April, 2025

  • GGCS Guidance Documents

    The GGCS publishes a range of guidance documents for its members on both operational and policy issues...

    Posted: 14 April, 2025

  • January 2025 Market Update

    Our January 2025 Market Update is now available (you can download the PDF file below)...

    Posted: 14 April, 2025

  • Latest timeline for GHGP revision published

    The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) is going into a new phase of redeveloping its standards and guidance...

    Posted: 20 January, 2025

  • October 2024 Market Update

    Our October 2024 Market Update is now available (you can download the PDF file below)...

    Posted: 23 December, 2024

  • UK Gov report recognises the positive impact of the GGCS on biomethane production in the UK

    The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero has released its first review of the Green Gas Support Scheme and the Green Gas Levy.https://www.gov...

    Posted: 27 November, 2024

  • CDP guidance continues to allow use of certificates

    The GGCS continues to receive a number of queries about the use of RGGOs for emissions reporting. Each consumer must consult their internal and external stakeholder and the GGCS can signpost to relevant guidance from various sources. The CDP is a widely used disclosure and target setting program. Below is the full PDF of their current guidance from which we have copied the below...

    Posted: 12 November, 2024

  • GGCS Producer Guidance Document Update November 2024

    GGCS Guidance Document 1 - Producer Account User Guide has been updated this week.This is a crucial document for our producer members and details how to use the new database provided by Grexel.Please navigate to the OneDrive link to download a copy: https://www.greengas.org.uk/news/ggcs-guidance-documents...

    Posted: 6 November, 2024

  • 2023 Annual Report Released

    We are pleased to publish our annual report covering the activity of the Scheme in 2023 (available here).Landmarks and achievements during the year include:3.4 TWh of RGGOs retired/cancelled.Growth in biomethane to grid plants to a total of 110, while trader accounts grew to 112...

    Posted: 27 September, 2024

  • GGCS Accounts closed from August 9th for two weeks

    Our migration to a new IT platform and a two week closure period starts on August 9th 2024.  What is happening?We are moving the Registration Database (the IT platform that you log into and where your RGGOs are held) to a new provider called Grexel.The current system will close and you will have no access to your account for approximately two weeks...

    Posted: 2 August, 2024

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