Drax Power Station and Renewable Energy: Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 30951 · Tabled 11 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
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) renewable energy sources on UK carbon emissions in the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Kerry McCarthy, 19 Feb 2025
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...