Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 45569
Biomethane: UK Emissions Trading Scheme
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Mr Toby Perkins
Labour — Chesterfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of treating biomethane in the same way as (a) other renewable fuels and (b) renewable electricity under the UK Emissions Tradin
Answer
Sarah JonesThe 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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