SEA-LNG has contributed to and signed a joint statement calling on the EU Commission to ensure maximum clarity on the liquefaction by equivalence pathway by providing an associated default value or ISCC-compatible methodology for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission calculations. This can be achieved by calculating only process and transport GHG emissions associated with the biomethane and e-methane value chains – for both equivalent and physical liquefaction pathways.

The European energy industry is keen to deliver on the Union’s decarbonisation ambitions for maritime and heavy-duty transport. However, the pace and scale of that transition depend critically on one condition: a clear, consistent, and investable regulatory framework.

The ongoing revision of RED III Annexes V and VI and Implementing Regulation 2022/996 represents a key opportunity for the Commission to provide the legal certainty that the market urgently needs, particularly regarding the treatment of liquefaction pathways for biomethane and e-methane.

The letter – which has also been developed and signed by Eurogas, GIE, the Electric & Natural Gas Coalition, Energy Traders Europe, and Carbon Farming – can be read in full below.