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Methane: Pollution Control

Asked by Wera HobhouseLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 45781

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what resources his Department has allocated to the policy (a) development and (b) implementation of the UK’s commitments to the Global Methane Pledge.

Answered by Kerry McCarthy

Tackling methane emissions is a priority for the department including as part of the Global Methane Pledge's target (to collectively reduce global methane emissions by 30% by 2030), and under the Climate Change Act. Resource is spread across a number of domestic and international teams in accordance with the priority areas and sectors set out in the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan and Global Methane Pledge.

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