A question on #CarbonEmissions tabled by Lord Foster of Bath on 09-06-2025 has been answered by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield.

Heading: Carbon Emissions
Question ID: 1810530
UIN: HL8249
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-09
Asking Member ID: 214
Asking Member display name: Lord Foster of Bath
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the carbon dioxide equivalent emissions that will have been saved by 2030 by (1) the removal of the ban on onshore wind turbines, (2) the increase in offshore wind generation, (3) the increas
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Date answered: 2025-06-23
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Answering Member ID: 1603
Answering Member display name: Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
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Answer text: According to the National Energy System Operator's independent analysis, plans to achieve Clean Power by 2030 will reduce emissions by over 31MtCO2 per year by 2030, compared to 2023 levels. It is not possible to disaggregate emissions savings by technolo...
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Answering body ID: 215
Answering body name: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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