Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 18533

Remote Sensing: Environment

Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 16 December 2024

Question

George Freeman

ConservativeMid Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for the use of Earth observation data; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using it to support the (a) measurement, (b) monitoring and (c) setti

Answer

Kerry McCarthy
The Government monitors and verifies greenhouse gas emissions using measurement data collected through a network of sensors across the country. The UK is one of only four countries in the world currently reporting the validation of greenhouse gas emission...

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