Question follow-through · 18531

Methane: Remote Sensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the UK Space Agency's methane monitoring programme.

answeredGeorge FreemanDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
9 Dec 2024
Target answer date
11 Dec 2024
Answer
17 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the UK Space Agency's methane monitoring programme.

  2. 11 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The UK Space Agency is increasing engagement with private, academic and public sectors to improve methane monitoring and address gaps.As Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, we will promote a new framework, developed by the National Phy...

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