{"id":618,"date":"2025-08-11T08:15:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/?p=618"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:49:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:49:35","slug":"biogas-industry-calls-for-recognition-of-biomethane-as-a-net-zero-fuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/biogas-industry-calls-for-recognition-of-biomethane-as-a-net-zero-fuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Biogas industry calls for recognition of biomethane as a net zero fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-beyondwords-marker=\"3ba31581-2e83-403c-8483-e9559636c86c\" data-beyondwords-player=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-317874 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Food waste\" width=\"860\" height=\"516\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-2157524765.jpg?resize=860%2C516&amp;ssl=1\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/adbioresources.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (ADBA) has written to the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary calling for the \u2018urgent recognition\u2019 of biomethane as a net zero fuel.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The letter warns that failure to act quickly risks jeopardising the UK\u2019s net zero targets and putting over \u00a38 billion of private sector investment at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The letter, co-written by Chair and former Secretary of State Chris Huhne and Chief Executive Charlotte Morton OBE, has been signed by over 95 industry representatives and businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These include one of the UK\u2019s biggest trade unions, the GMB, and each of Great Britain\u2019s and Northern Ireland\u2019s gas distribution networks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The signatories call on Ed Miliband to confirm that biomethane will be treated as a net zero fuel within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They say this recognition would fully identify the value of biomethane and unlock global investment in this \u2018primed and ready to grow green sector\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The UK biogas industry is being unfairly penalised under the current rules of the ETS.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Biomethane is a renewable version of natural gas, produced by purifying biogas generated from the anaerobic digestion of organic materials such as food waste, manure, crop residues, or sewage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Commenting on the letter, ADBA Chair Chris Huhne, said: \u201cThe UK biogas industry is being unfairly penalised under the current rules of the ETS. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cBiomethane \u2013 an often carbon-negative technology \u2013 is treated the same as climate-wrecking fossil gas. It makes no sense, and it\u2019s holding back investment in the infrastructure we need to reach net zero.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Through the open letter, ADBA and the biogas industry call on the Secretary of State to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Confirm that biomethane injected into the UK\u2019s gas grid will be eligible under the UK ETS as a net zero fuel in the same way as sustainable aviation fuel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ensure UK ETS rules fully reflect biomethane\u2019s full value.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Set out a clear timeline for implementation to give the market confidence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Andy Prendergast, National Secretary of the GMB, said of the union\u2019s support for the letter: \u201cThe gas network not only heats and powers millions of homes and businesses, it also supports hundreds of thousands of well-paid jobs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cRecognising green gases like biomethane as Net Zero fuels under the UK ETS not only gives us a path towards net zero, it also provides a way to protect those livelihoods whilst building a viable export industry. We need to seize this opportunity with both hands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/news\/biogas-industry-calls-for-recognition-of-biomethane-as-a-net-zero-fuel\/\">Biogas industry calls for recognition of biomethane as a net zero fuel<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\">Circular Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has written to the Energy Security and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":619,"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions\/619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}