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 DemocratBath

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 McCarthy
Biomethane 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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