CDN Webinar: Different market challenges between Canada & Europe

  • Nikan

    Member
    3 March 2026 at 3:37 pm

    Thats honestly a great question! Canadas RNG market is advancing, but compared to more mature European markets(some 20 years ahead) it still faces structural gaps. Countries like Germany and Denmark built scale through long term, stable policy mechanisms such as guaranteed tariffs and coordinated agricultural and energy strategies, which helped create thousands of projects and deep lender confidence. Canada relies more on provincial mandates, voluntary procurement, and layered federal programs such as carbon pricing and the Clean Fuel Regulations, which can create complexity and uneven demand signals across regions. In addition, Canada’s geography makes interconnection and logistics more expensive, and domestic financing institutions have a shorter track record with RNG assets. The fundamentals are strong, but policy consistency, infrastructure economics, and capital market maturity remain the key differences. So lets keep developing and we will get there!

    • Natalia Bourenane

      Organizer
      4 March 2026 at 7:22 am

      @nikannf37 So true but at the same time, I would add that any support, even if fragmented, is better than no support at all. If you look at Europe now, the countries that cancelled support mechanisms that worked before see the decline in operational plants.

      And yes, Canada is just at the start if this journey with many different opportunities to come.

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