Select committee: Environment and Climate Change Committee
Conclusion 62
1st Report - Methane: keep up the momentum
Published 10 Dec 2024
Paragraph 296
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
There are a large number of regulators with a role in methane-emitting sectors. However, regulation of methane appears piecemeal and disjointed, with an emphasis on encouraging best practice on a voluntary basis rather than mandating focused monitoring and mitigation. A lack of regulation stymies commercial investment in monitoring technologies that have been proven by academic research.
From: Environment and Climate Change Committee, 1st Report - Methane: keep up the momentum, paragraph 296, 10 December 2024
Government response
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