UK biogas sector calls on biomethane’s inclusion as Net Zero fuel

In the UK, the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) alongside leading businesses from UK industry and the biogas sector, has written to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband MP, calling for the urgent recognition of biomethane as a Net Zero fuel. The letter warns that failure to act swiftly risks jeopardizing the UK’s Net Zero targets and putting over £8 billion of private sector investment at risk.

The letter has been signed by over 90 industry representatives and businesses, including one of the UK’s biggest trade unions, the GMB, and each of Great Britain’s and Northern Ireland’s gas distribution networks. 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) to fully recognize its value within our net-zero ambitions, and to unlock global investment in this primed and ready to grow green sector.