Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 42752

Biomethane: UK Emissions Trading Scheme

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making biomethane eligible for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government recognises biomethane as a practical and cost-effective way of contributing to net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) applies a zero emissions factor to combustion of biomethane where supplied directly to E...

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