Carbon Capture and Storage
Commons · Question 97863 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to expand access to nature-based carbon sequestration schemes for landowners.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 17 Dec 2025
Nature-based solutions are essential for tackling the climate and biodiversity crises together. Ecosystems such as forests, saltmarshes and grasslands actively absorb carbon and enhance climate resilience, while England’s peatlands, our largest terrestria...