Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 14562

Renewable Energy: Landfill

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 8 July 2026

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has been made of the relative cost to the public purse of (a) providing transitional support for landfill gas generation and (b) responsible parties bearing the unsupported co

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC) requires landfill operators to manage gas emissions to minimise risks to human health and the environment, including through flaring or, to the extent possible, by generating electricity from captured methane. The Renew...

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