Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

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.

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.