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Forests and Peatlands: UK Emissions Trading Scheme |
| Question ID: |
1727487 |
| UIN: |
HL764 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4953 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Roborough
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Roborough
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making to allow for the entry of Woodland Carbon Units and Peatland Carbon Units into the UK Emissions Trading Scheme. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-23 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4395 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
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| Answering Member handle: |
suehayman1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@suehayman1
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| Answer text: |
We are exploring the inclusion of greenhouse gas removals in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), including the potential inclusion of high integrity woodland carbon, such as Woodland Carbon Units. A consultation was launched in May 2024 and a Governmen... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |