Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 30952

Coal Fired Power Stations and Drax Power Station: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 11 February 2025
Answered: 19 February 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of the potential impact of (a) the Drax power station and (b) coal-fired power stations on UK carbon emissions in the last five years.

Answer

Kerry McCarthy
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) publishes UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions statistics. They can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-statistics-1990-to-2023 DESNZ also pub...

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