Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97863

Carbon Capture and Storage

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to expand access to nature-based carbon sequestration schemes for landowners.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Nature-based solutions are essential for tackling the climate and biodiversity crises together. Ecosystems such as forests, saltmarshes and grasslands actively absorb carbon and enhance climate resilience, while England’s peatlands, our largest terrestria...

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