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date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Methane: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of recent global action on reducing levels of methane emissions.
tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
tabling member printed	Matt Hancock
uin	19341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the Global Methane Pledge, collectively to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030.</p><p>COP28 mobilised action, with countries including Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan joining the Pledge. We also welcomed new regulatory initiatives, companies committing to the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter, and the Methane Finance Sprint mobilising funding. The UK committed £2 million to help developing countries address energy-related methane emissions.</p><p>The International Energy Agency has recently reported that methane emissions from fossil fuels are set to decline once recent announcements are implemented.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/03/2024 07:32:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock

1671766

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Methane: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to attend meetings on the matter of methane reduction at COP28.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	2813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK is fully supportive of rapid national and global action to reduce short-lived climate pollutants, including methane, as part of its commitment to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. The Government put methane towards the top of the agenda at COP26, where the Global Methane Pledge was launched and the UK was one of the first countries to sign up. The Government welcomes the focus of COP28 on delivering action to reduce global methane emissions and will ensure the UK is represented at these discussions wherever possible, demonstrating its leadership and strong domestic track record.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/11/2023 12:23:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1610353

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Methane: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a plan for how the UK will meet the Global Methane Pledge launched at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Reading West
tabling member printed	Sir Alok Sharma
uin	180486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK has adopted early and ambitious measures to tackle methane emissions. Between 1990 and 2020, UK methane emissions dropped by 62%, more than any other OECD country.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the urgency to do more, including to meet the Global Methane Pledge as a global target, and is pursuing efforts to secure further emission reductions in line with the Net Zero Strategy, Net Zero Growth Plan, and Carbon budgets. The Government does not have plans to produce a separate methane focused plan.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:26:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma

1546917

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Methane: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made for the projected methane emissions reductions as a result of UK's Methane Memorandum; and whether these are consistent with our commitments made in the Global Methane Pledge.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	99795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK’s Methane Memorandum highlights the Government’s commitment to explore and implement measures to secure future progress in reducing methane emissions, including in energy, waste and agriculture sectors. The plans are part of, and consistent with, the UK’s Net Zero Strategy. The Government’s current projections estimate that UK methane emissions will be reduced by 64% on 1990 levels in 2030. The approach set out in the Memorandum is consistent with the Government's commitment under the Global Methane Pledge to take voluntary actions to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030, as a global reduction target.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/12/2022 13:11:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas