ADBA hosted our biannual Members Meeting on 20th April. Nearly a hundred members, staff and government representatives gathered online for the update on the AD sector in time with the release of ADBA’s bi-annual Policy Report. One of the key…
Ofwat have released a consultation outlining their updated bioresources information strategy and are asking for feedback on their proposals, as part of their work to develop the bioresources market. Recently, the water regulator has taken steps to explore how they drive…
ADBA have launched a new survey to collect AD plant performance data. The survey is comprised of six short questions regarding AD plant’s capacity, feedstock and operational capacity in 2020 and we asking operators and site managers to complete it…
Yesterday, BEIS responded to last year’s consultation “Future support for low carbon heat”. This response outlines their final design for the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS). Created specifically for the AD industry, the scheme aims to increase the amount of…
ADBA have been in discussion with the ADCS Certification Body, Aardvark Certification Limited, and in light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, we have agreed the following: Site inspections will continue to take place, subject to a risk assessment by…
2020 has been like nothing anyone alive has ever experienced, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing dramatic social and economic consequences. Still, we’ve had a year of hope in terms of climate change ambition. In the international arena, China (the…
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) last week released its monumental report “The Sixth Carbon Budget: The UK’s Path to Net Zero”, which explores five different scenarios that could successfully deliver the government’s carbon neutrality target by 2050. The report’s favoured…
On 15 December 2020 the Environment Agency published its response to the waste quality protocols review for anaerobic digestate. The Environment Agency's guidance page can be found here. All three quality protocols that have been reviewed to date have received the…
On 30 November 2020 The Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Environment Secretary, unveiled his plans for the agricultural transition period at an Oxford Farming Conference. Defra released the document ‘The Path to Sustainable Farming: An Agricultural Transition Plan 2021 to…
The Environment Bill was introduced to parliament on 15 October 2019 and was re-introduced following general election on 30 January 2020. The policy paper on the Environmental Bill was last updated on 21 October 2020. The Bill will help deliver…