Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 3776
Plastics: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Tabled: 2 September 2024
Answered: 10 September 2024
Question
Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the contribution of the plastic production industry to the level of greenhouse gas emissions produced by the UK in (a) 2024 and (b) in the next ten years.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe department does not produce specific emissions estimates for the plastic production industry, however our greenhouse gas (GHG) territorial (i.e. occurring within the UK’s borders) emissions statistics by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) includ...
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