Analyses of biogas’ contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger, Affordable and Clean Energy, and Climate Action


This report analyses the contribution of biogas towards SDGs 2 (Zero Hunger), 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and 13 (Climate Action). In doing so, it addresses four research questions:  

  1. How can the direct impacts of biogas support the achievement of the SDGs (specifically SDGs 2, 7 and 13)?
  2. What are the best mechanisms (including but not limited to climate financing, pay-for-success models and other impact monetisation) to expand the use of this technology based on its impact?
  3. How can this impact be better tracked, measured, and understood?
  4. How does this impact vary between different market segments?

This paper was produced by IPE Triple Line for the Shell Foundation, in close partnership with, a social enterprise which manufactures, markets, and sells bio-digesters to low-income farming communities in Central America, East Africa, and South Asia.