On 6 May 2026, ADBA has submitted a response to the Northern Ireland Resources and Waste Management Strategy consultation, setting out what AD needs from the strategy to play its full role in NI's circular economy and net zero ambitions. We supported the vision,…
Local elections in England and Devolved Government Elections in Scotland – what do the results mean for the AD sector? By Cameron Ball, External Affairs Lead, ADBA With votes counted and the dust beginning to settle on last Thursday's local…
ADBA Analyses Outcomes of Modernising Environmental Permitting for Industry Consultation Last October, ADBA submitted its response to DEFRA’s consultation on Modernising Environmental Permitting for Industry. The Government has recently published the summary of responses and its own response to the consultation. We have reviewed these outcomes against the priorities…
ADBA Responds to Green Paper Shaping the Future of Water Governance in Wales On 7 April 2026, we submitted our response to the Welsh Government's Green Paper: Shaping the Future of Water Governance in Wales and shared our views on how Wales…
ADBA submitted its response to the Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets consultation on 10 July 2025. In March 2026, the government published its response analysis of this consultation, which summarised the evidence base gathered from across the carbon and nature market value chain. …
Following a consultation to which ADBA submitted its response on 13 January 2026, the Scottish Government published its Circular Economy Strategy in March 2026. The final strategy focuses on tackling waste and pollution by keeping materials in use for as long as possible…
In March 2026, the Government published the Land Use Framework for England. Following the submission of our consultation response on 25 April 2025, here is an analysis on which of our ideas were adopted, what was left out, and what is next for the…
On 17 March 2026, ADBA submitted our response to New Heavy Goods Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emissions Regulatory Framework for the UK consultation. We focussed on ensuring the regulations do not penalise renewable solutions like biomethane. We argued that the government must change the rules…
ADBA has submitted its response to the government's call for evidence on crop-derived sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Our central message is straightforward: the UK has real, scalable domestic feedstock potential for crop-based SAF — including via biogas-to-SAF pathways — but…
The regulation of sewage sludge spreading in England is long overdue for reform. ADBA has submitted its formal response to Defra's consultation on the future of the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989, setting out a clear position: the current…