Policy & Regulation
News and analysis on government policies and regulations impacting on the energy-from-waste, anaerobic digestion and biomass energy sectors.
Policy & Regulation News & Analysis
Europe needs to ‘accelerate’ biomethane-to-transport infrastructure
Trade bodies the EBA, NGVA Europe and ACEA call for action to decarbonise the transport sector with biogas a key element
Auto sector warning over support for biofuels
Industry groups have called on the European Commission to keep biofuels and LPG in its definition of ‘alternative fuels’ in legislation requiring governments to build up refuelling infrastructure
NGO questions ambition of WI BAT emission levels
Rules published last month “fail to promote uptake” of the most advanced techniques for air emissions abatement, according to the EEB
Netherlands confirms waste import tax
Additional motion was passed making the government monitor the effects of the tax, which the energy recovery sector says will “force waste down the hierarchy into landfill”
Proposed waste-import tax passes another stage
Netherlands: The legislation has moved through both chambers of the Dutch parliament, ahead of a crunch vote on 17 December
Drax plans ‘world first’ by being carbon negative by 2030
UK-based station is due to unveil plans at the COP25 talks later today
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Senior Environmental Manager (Site Based) Senior Environmental Manager (Site Based) JSM Associates Bristol
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Senior/Principal Economist (Natural Economy and Catchment Management) Senior/Principal Economist (Natural Economy and Catchment Management) Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd London, Bristol, Manchester
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Technical Officer (Contaminated Land) Technical Officer (Contaminated Land) Leeds City Council Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Consultancy Environmental Technician Consultancy Environmental Technician Via East Midlands Ltd West Bridgford, Nottingham
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EIA Project Manager EIA Project Manager JSM Associates Central Bristol
Biogas sector commits to 12% GHG cut by 2030
World Biogas Association made the pledge at the COP25 climate talks in Madrid
CEWEP questions WI BAT emissions ‘uncertainty’
Within four years European-based EfW plants will have to comply with new rules, which CEWEP said set "high ambitions" for the sector overall
Ireland confirms RESS auction to launch next year
Bioenergy is a key area for renewable power growth in Ireland, which is currently led by onshore wind
UK’s waste export market ‘could drop’ by a third
Dutch waste tax could mean about a million tonnes of waste redirected to UK landfills, according to a leading figure in the sector
