Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122013

Landfill: Methane

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support for the landfill gas to energy sector on methane emissions and landfill gas capture rates.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra is working closely with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to explore how the cessation of the Renewable Obligations Certificates scheme affects the continued operation of landfill gas to energy plants and the potential impacts ...

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