UK still well off track on pledge to cut methane emissions, study says

(The Guardian, 12 Apr 2023) Analysis suggests government policies would achieve reduction less than half target of 30% by 2030.

The UK is still well off track on meeting its international commitments to cut methane emissions, analysis has shown, despite moves to stop cowsfrom belching out so much of it.

Ministers unveiled a host of initiatives to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions in the government’s “green day” of energy announcements more than a week ago, including plans to introduce methane-suppressing feed for livestock from 2025, and to stop biodegradable waste going to landfill from 2028.

But these did not go far enough to reduce Britain’s methane emissions by 30% by 2030, the target agreed under the global methane pledge that the UK signed before the Cop26 summit in Glasgow in 2021, according to analysis by the Green Alliance thinktank.

It found that the government’s policies would cut UK methane output by about 14%, compared with 2020 levels, by 2030.

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The Guardian, 12 Apr 2023: UK still well off track on pledge to cut methane emissions, study says