Read the full press release here. A coalition representing the renewable gas value chain including Eurogas, ENTSOG, Anew Climate, and Grissan, are calling on the European Commission to urgently fix a regulatory barrier that is effectively excluding Ireland from cross-border renewable gas trade – a consequence of the country’s indirect connection to continental networks running through the UK. The co-signatories are urging the European Commission to recognise Ireland as part of the EU interconnected gas grid and enable imports of sustainable renewable gases from third countries, including the United Kingdom, within the Union Database (UDB). The call follows the European Commission’s detailed opinion on Ireland’s proposed Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO) scheme under the Renewable Heat Obligation Act (2025). In its assessment, the Commission stated that pipeline-based biomethane from the UK or continental Europe cannot currently count towards Ireland’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) targets for as long as the United Kingdom remains outside the UDB or does not fulfil the sustainability requirements for renewable gaseous fuels. Read the full press release below, and the joint statement to Remove Barriers to the Internal Energy Market by Enabling Ireland’s Participation in Cross-Border Trade of Renewable Gas here.