Question follow-through · 44423

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the emissions reductions required in (a) agriculture, (b) land use and (c) waste to deliver the sixth carbon budget.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
29 Apr 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the emissions reductions required in (a) agriculture, (b) land use and (c) waste to deliver the sixth carbon budget.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The extent of emissions reductions required by Defra sectors in order to deliver the Government’s overall Carbon Budgets is determined by a cross-Government decision making process led by DESNZ. Underpinning this is the UKTM (UK Times Model). This takes a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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