Mandatory Blending: Between Ambition and Implementation (Essent)

Impact study on the effects of the green gas blending mandate on green gas production, Dutch CO2 reduction, economic prosperity, and consumer prices.

• The targeted increase in green gas production is ambitious, and production will only rise enough to meet the mandate if the blending requirement is implemented efficiently;
• If green gas production in the Netherlands does not gain sufficient momentum, CO2 reductions will take place abroad;
• As a result of the import of green gas certificates, wealth is flowing to other countries;
• The blending requirement leads to an increase in gas costs for consumers;
• Additional policy measures are needed to ensure that green gas production reaches sufficient levels and that the business case for green gas producers is viable.