Committees

Methane

Inquiry

The inquiry on Methane is to examine whether the UK is on track to achieve the target set out by the Global Methane Pledge, of which it is a signatory. The inquiry aims to understand the progress the UK has made in reducing domestic methane emissions across sectors including fuel supply, agriculture, and waste management. The inquiry will also explore the UK’s methane emissions in an international context and explore what UK actions on methane reduction will have greatest impact. The inquiry will examine how methane emissions are measured and monitored, and what impact reducing methane emissions will have on the climate.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:55pm on 15 April 2024.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - Methane: keep up the momentum
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Response to this report
Government Response to the Environment and Climate Change Committee report 'Methane: keep up the momentum'
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Correspondence

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Letter from the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment & Decommissioning to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee
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Oral evidence transcripts

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15 May 2024
Inquiry Methane
Witnesses Justin Tomlinson MP (Minister of State at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Paul Monks (Chief Scientific Adviser at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Robbie Moore (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), and Karen Lepper (Deputy Director Food Standards and Sustainability at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs)
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Oral Evidence
24 April 2024
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Witnesses Kevin Austin (Deputy Director for Fisheries and Nature (and currently covering Deputy Director for Agriculture role) at Environment Agency), and Steve Molyneux (Deputy Director for Waste & Resources Regulation at Environment Agency)
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Oral Evidence
17 April 2024
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Witnesses Dr Rebecca Fisher (Reader in Atmospheric Science in the Centre of Climate, Oceanic and Atmosphere (Department of Earth Sciences) at Royal Holloway University of London), Professor David Frame (Professor of Physics at University of Canterbury, New Zealand), Professor John Gilliland OBE (Special advisor at Agriculture Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)), and Mr Phil Bicknell (Chief Executive Officer at Agri-Tech Centre)
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Written evidence

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Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (MET0058)
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) (MET0059)
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Professor Piers Forster (Director at Priestley Centre for Climate Future, and Interim Chair at Climate Change Committee) (MET0057)
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
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Contact us

  • Email: hlenviroclimate@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6076 (committee staff) | 0207 219 8550 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Environment and Climate Change Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW