Debates around banning sending food waste to landfill are certainly high on the agenda at the moment. Last week, an amendment to the Energy Bill was tabled in the House of Lords calling for a timetable towards banning organic waste…
As part of a parliamentary inquiry into food waste prevention at the EU level, witnesses have been giving evidence which has included a reiteration of the benefits that source segregation can deliver for waste reduction. The inquiry is considering what…
The ADBA National Conference 2013 (3 December in London) not only has a programme jam packed with expert speakers but it will also be a great opportunity to meet and network with a large range of companies and organisations with…
Ahead of the ADBA National Conference 2013 (3 December, Westminster) we asked our speakers what they would do to further AD if they were chancellor. Here is what they said:Robert Wilby, Scotia Gas Networks (SGN) I would make a strong…
We’ve blogged before on the cost of energy debate and implications for renewable energy support, but it’s a subject worth returning to with energy companies focusing on green measures - albeit in this case for energy efficiency rather than directly…
Ahead of the ADBA National Conference 2013 (3 December, Westminster), we asked session chair Tony Juniper, Sustainability and Environmental Advisor, TonyJuniper.com Ltd what he is currently working on, what he would do if he was Chancellor and much more. Here…
As we updated you in July, DECC are beginning to set out the timetable for the closure of the Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme and transition to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism. As part of this process, they have now…
DECC has this week published an update to their Renewable Energy Roadmap, which provides an update on progress made in delivering our 2020 target to deliver 15% of our energy demand from renewable sources. The update notes that 4.1% of…
Defra has set out that the £10m cut to WRAP funding from 2015 will still allow the organisation to have a “continued and effective presence in the economy”, although heavier cuts than this would “threaten WRAP’s continuing existence”. Most notably…
Ofgem’s updated FIT Guidance document includes new guidance on what requirements operators will have to meet around demonstrating evidence of a grid connection agreement, in order to secure preliminary accreditation. As well as outlining that operators must provide a copy…