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Conservatives offer deafening silence on green policy

The Conservative party conference offered only deafening silence when it came to the subject of green policies. With keynote conference speeches devoid of any meaningful references to renewable energy policy and with senior Conservative representation at green energy fringe debates…

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Biomethane campaign: options for deregulation

Yesterday I attended a meeting of the Biomethane Campaign Group, which we set up with the Energy Networks Association and others to tackle the disproportionately high cost of connecting biomethane plants to the grid. See information on the last meeting…

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Labour leader reasserts 'green credentials'

Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has used the Party’s last conference before next May’s general election to highlight the green credentials at the heart of Labour policy. In his speech, Mr Miliband confirmed that green growth would form part of his…

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Update on Defra and WRAP activity

In the second half of a day spent largely in Defra, I took part in a AD Steering Group meeting on Monday afternoon. A final report on the AD Strategy and Action Plan is to be published this autumn/winter, and…

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Update on permitting, regulation and end of waste

Earlier today I attended a meeting in Defra on biowaste regulation. Below are some notes and updates for members. For food waste operators, the update below on the development of fertilizer regulations - which builds on European End of Waste…

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