Biomethane: UK Emissions Trading Scheme
Commons · Question 35731 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Wera Hobhouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of treating biomethane in the same way as fossil gases under the UK Emissions trading scheme on (a) the anaerobic digesti
Answer
Answered by Kerry McCarthy, 13 Mar 2025
Biomethane can play an important role in reducing reliance on imported gas, increasing our country’s energy security, and helping to deliver net zero. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) applies a zero emissions factor to biomethane combustion where it ...