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UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Methane

Asked by Afzal KhanLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 67439

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to include methane in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme scope to include methane emissions in the upstream oil and gas sector is being considered by the UK ETS Authority. The Authority will set out more detail in due course.

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