ADBA policy analyst, Jo Goad, is currently taking part in a series of workshops hosted by the Defra Tackling Pollution from Slurry and the Agricultural Air Quality team to co-design the future regulations for reducing ammonia emissions from the agricultural…
ADBA is urging members to check whether they are eligible for either the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) or the Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS). The EBDS and EBRS provide relief for non-standard and non-domestic customers that use energy provided…
On 10th July, the National Grid Energy System Operator (ESO) launched the Future Energy Scenarios 2023 report; the latest version of the ESO’s FES publications. Our analysts report back from the launch event druing which multiple stakeholders including Energy UK,…
The UK ETS Authority released the official government response to its 2022 consultation on ‘Developing the UK Emissions Trading Scheme’ on 3rd July. Marking significant changes in the waste and recycling sector, the Authority announced that the ETS scope will…
Last year, the UK felt the real impact of climate change, with the summer temperature going up to peak at 40oC. These record-breaking temperatures resulted in a significant number of heat-related deaths, wildfires, and substantial disruption to infrastructure. Meanwhile, the…
The Government on 26 June published the much-anticipated outcome of the last year’s consultation on Business Models for Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR). Key points are: The government is exploring the integration of GGRs into the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)…
Circular Economy Bill (Scotland) Analysis On Wednesday the 14th of June, the Scottish Government published their plans for the Circular Economy Bill. The Bill will aim to emulate and improve upon Welsh success in recycling by setting recycling and statutory…
The GGSS Annual Tariff Review consultation was launched on 2nd May, seeking views from stakeholders on the outlook for the biomethane industry and on whether specific costs and revenues for biomethane plants have changed over the past year. The consultation…
While funding applications for 2023's Farming Equipment and Technology Fund for productivity and slurry closed in April, it was today announced that with over 3,000 applications, the funding was extended from £17 million to £31 million to enable more awards…
Last month, the ADBA Food Waste Working Group launched their series of site visits for Local Authorities across the country in anticipation of the announcement on separate food waste collections. Spaces are still available for the site visits which will…