Renewable Energy: Landfill
Commons · Question 14562 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Michael Shanks, 8 Jul 2026
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...