The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) on 21 June launched a public consultation to gather views on proposed emissions targets for 2030 and 2040 as well as proposed carbon budgets for Northern Ireland. The consultation runs until…
On Friday 28th July, Defra published its policy paper The waste prevention programme for England: Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste. The Paper addresses Principle 2 of the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy- “to prevent waste from occurring in the first place and…
CF Industries, a global fertiliser company, has proposed permanently closing the ammonia plant at its Billingham Complex in the UK – read the news article here. The company plans to continue producing ammonium nitrate fertiliser and nitric acid at Billingham…
The UK government's Green Gas Support Scheme aims to increase the proportion of green gas in the national gas grid. This scheme provides financial incentives for new anaerobic digestion biomethane plants that can produce renewable 'green gas' from organic waste.…
In a consultation launched on 25th July, Government outlined plans to bring forward reforms to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) consenting progress, outlining the key changes required to create a process that it deems "better, faster, greener, fairer and…
On 26th June, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) unveiled its response to the 2022 consultation on Business Models for Greenhouse Gas Removals. As part of this document, DESNZ has also issued a Request for Information (RFI) from…
Over the summer, the ADBA Food Waste working group has hosted seven site visits to AD plants for local authorities across England, attracting 71 representatives from 42 different local councils. In light of the anticipated announcement on separate food…
This week Defra published its annual 25 Year Environment Plan Progress Report, which details action actions taken towards achieving the 10 core environmental goals envisioned in the original Plan published in 2018. While the report doesn’t announce any new policy,…
In brief; ADBA is meeting DESNZ in the coming weeks, and your input is essential in helping us represent your interests effectively and address industry challenges. Please contact us with any feedback you may have in a matter related to…
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…
