Article on ETS Challenges, published by MRW
The Government is considering how the UK emissions trading scheme will apply to the waste sector, which may end up a de facto incineration tax
Response to UK ETS Consultation August 2024
Monksleigh’s response to the UK ETS Authority request for views on the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to energy from waste and waste incineration is posted in its entirety.
Laboratory ‘Dissolution Testing’ on waste – Does it Work?
Biomass by Energy Content, Biomass by CV, the ‘Selective Dissolution Method (SDM)’ are all differing terminologies for the same test, which seems to have become the default test to determine the level of biogenic material in residual waste…… but does it?
UK EFWs a long way from measuring carbon emissions from the stack to meet UK ETS
Monksleigh’s recent analysis of the 51 operational EFW plants in England shows that only 24% of EFW facilities rely on direct measurement of carbon emissions from their stack to estimate their overall emissions of biogenic carbon to the atmosphere.
Landfill Tax increases and implementation of UK ETS have potentially dramatic impact on Gate Fees
With Landfill Tax due to step up to £126.70 in April 2025 the gate fee trajectory of landfill and EFW going forwards looks ominous – and may lead to some unintended consequences of Landfill tax and UK ETS policy in the future.
Inconsistent Measurement of Carbon Emissions by EFWs Demonstrates Challenge for UK ETS
Monksleigh’s analysis of the reporting by EFW plants in England show that there is no consistency in the approach to the way biogenic carbon emissions were measured by the 51 operational EFW plants in England.
Current Challenge of Assessing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy from Waste
Covered by MRW Article:The recent announcement by the Government to include incineration in the UK ETS from 2026 to 2028 will now enter the next stage of consultation on the detail. The BEIS GHG conversion factors do not presently provide an adequate reference point and the recent NHS strategy document approach is used to show how this can easily go wrong.
