Methanization: the Senate report, a "dubious surety" according to the Eau et Rivières de Bretagne association

The report of the Senate information mission on methanisation published last week is "biased" and "brings a dubious surety" to this industrial practice, estimated Tuesday the Eau et Rivières de Bretagne association which claims an "immediate moratorium"".

"Due to its partial nature, this report does not meet the expectations of citizens who wish complete information, independent of lobbies which have major financial interests in the development of methanisation", wrote the environmental association in a press release.

Considering that "many reports of the report are not demonstrated, partial, even false", the association considers that the opinions of independent experts have been reduced for the benefit of those emanating from organizations involved in the development of anaerobic digestion.

"Far from pressing the work of these independent experts, the elements selected, among other things, part in the opinions of GRDF, the Ser (Syndicat des Energies Renewables) and Solagro (company which offers, according to its website, one"Innovative expertise at the service of energy, agroecological and food transitions ", note), organizations involved in the development of methanization, which does not fail to question the motivations of the mission", writes the association.

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Number of independent hearing experts have "expressed their reserves, pointing to the negative effects of anaerobic digestion on agricultural production systems, and the misleading assessment of greenhouse gas emissions", she argues.

Water and rivers recalls recent pollution in Brittany caused by methanists and issues several criticisms.Methanization "threatens the food autonomy of the territory by inducing a change in soil assignment with agricultural surfaces diverted from their food vocation, and by inducing an increase in the price of fodder used in methanists";It "accentuates an intensive agricultural model, and endangers peasant agriculture providing employment";It "makes problematic the installation of young farmers, with the strong increase in the capital of companies and the size of the units" and mobilizes "very important funding".

"Faced with uncertainties and the proven negative effects of methanization, our association renews its request for immediate moratorium", writes the association again.

According to the senatorial mission report, France must encourage a "controlled development" of methanization to accelerate the energy transition.About a thousand methanization units are in service in France and more than 1,300 in project.Methanization consists in producing gas and electricity from organic matter, in particular farming effluents.