{"value":{"id":1236799,"askingMemberId":4297,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-09-22T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-10-06T00:00:00","uin":"HL8374","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they include carbon emissions from incineration, including energy from waste, as a separate category in their (1) calculations, and (2) international reporting, of total UK greenhouse gas emissions.","answeringBodyId":201,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4336,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-10-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>There are three categories in the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory that include greenhouse gas emissions from incineration, all of which are calculated and reported as separate categories:</p><ul><li>The incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) in “Power Stations”;</li><li>The incineration of MSW in “Miscellaneous industrial/commercial combustion”</li><li>Other “Waste Incineration” that is not used for energy.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In line with international guidance, carbon dioxide emissions from the incineration of the biogenic fraction of waste material are estimated, but do not contribute to total emissions reported.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Greenhouse Gas Emissions","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1236799","method":"GET"}]}