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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...