The Environmental Audit Committee have launched a Call for Evidence (CFE) seeking to understand more about soil health, the causes of decline in soil health and how best the government can accelerate soil restoration in England. Issues identified by the…
Cross compliance guidance has been published by Defra for 2023; it aims to simplify the various rules that farmers who claim certain payments are expected to follow for 2023. Those who need to comply with cross compliance are farmers/ land…
It has come to ADBA's attention that some members are unable to increase plant output due to a lack of infrastructure and capacity in the electricity grid. ADBA is collecting accounts of this and would like to hear from you…
Dear members, Today the Treasury published its revised proposals for the Electricity Generators Levy due to commence from 1 January 2023. A revised technical note was published alongside draft legislation outlining how government intend to progress with the Levy following…
With the Green Gas Support Scheme's (GGSS) mid-scheme review just around the corner, the government is considering multiple changes to address the issues that are affecting the deployment of new AD plants under the scheme. Among the issues, one of…
On the 30th of November 2022, the policy team attended the final GGSS forum of 2022. The Ofgem team provided updates on the GGSS, including the number of applications and tariff grants granted so far. A few applications had been…
On Tuesday the 29th of November, I contributed to a workshop held by CIWEM on developing a National Bioresources Strategy. Assisted by Atkins, CIWEM are aiming to provide a long-term route map for the bioresources sector to 2050. The two…
Government have confirmed plans to revaluate business rates in a move that could see rises of up to 30% for anaerobic digestion operators from 2023. Recent analysis by Handel Consultants suggests that the revaluation of business rates could lead to…
Due to extreme increases in energy prices, artificial fertiliser production has become economically unviable. Currently all mineral fertilizer production in the UK is suspended. CF Fertilisers UK announced that they will temporarily halt ammonia production at Billingham, instead importing ammonia…
Humans generate around 105 billion tonnes of organic waste annually, directly and indirectly. According to the world bank, 33% of the annual waste generated is not managed in an environmentally safe manner. Zooming in on the UK, our estimates show…
