• Scottish Parliamentary Members' Debate on biogas scheduled to take place on 13 May
• The debate will be hosted by Maurice Golden MSP, Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Circular Economy
• He will share outcomes of the Parliamentary Debate at an anaerobic digestion and biogas conference in Aberdeen on 23 May.

Maurice Golden MSP, Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Circular Economy, will host a Parliamentary Members'  debate on biogas on 13 May, ahead of participating to a conference on biogas in Aberdeen, during which he will report back on the outcomes of the debate.

Organised by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), the ADBA Scottish Conference 2024 taking place at the P&J Arena in Aberdeen on 23 May will also explore how the sector can support Scotland with meeting its environmental and economic objectives.  

Ahead of the debate and conference, Maurice Golden said:

"ABDA plays a critical role in supporting the UK anaerobic digestion and biogas industry to thrive as part of our journey towards a more circular economy. "The Association is an exemplar in representing a sector that contributes so much value to the global effort to meet our net zero targets.

"In addition to contributing to meeting our net zero targets the sector provides a host of economic opportunities which must be realised. Both the UK and Scottish Governments must support the sector and work with ABDA in order to deliver the massive climate change and economic benefits."

Throughout the day, speakers will highlight the potential of AD and biogas to support Scotland's Net Zero ambition and achieve the country's 2045 emissions reduction targets. Gillian Martin MSP, Minister for Climate Action, the Scottish Government (SNP) will open the conference with a keynote address on the Scottish Government's vision for anaerobic digestion (AD). Later in the day, Rhoda Grant MSP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and the Islands (Scottish Labour) will discuss the opportunities that AD offers to the farming community in Scotland.  This means that, in what will probably be a General Election year, representatives of Scotland's three leading parties will engage with biogas sector stakeholders.

The host of the conference Chris Huhne, former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and now Chair of ADBA said: "This will be a timely opportunity to set out the steps needed to speed up tackling climate change, and to engage with key decision-makers and stakeholders, whose expertise is crucial to the transition from fossil fuels to renewables, at this event."

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