Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 35731
Biomethane: UK Emissions Trading Scheme
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 13 March 2025
Question
Wera Hobhouse
Liberal Democrat — Bath
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of treating biomethane in the same way as fossil gases under the UK Emissions trading scheme on (a) the anaerobic digesti
Answer
Kerry McCarthyBiomethane can play an important role in reducing reliance on imported gas, increasing our country’s energy security, and helping to deliver net zero. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) applies a zero emissions factor to biomethane combustion where it ...
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