Lords methane inquiry explores oil and gas emissions and mitigation

The session will take place on Wednesday 1 May from 9.45am. It can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV or in person in the Palace of Westminster (committee room 3).

Giving evidence from 9.45am will be:

• Dave Whitehouse,CEO, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK);
• Rebecca Tremain, Head of UK Government Affairs, Clean Air Task Force.

Questions from the committee will cover the following areas:

• The current state of methane emissions in the fuel supply sector;
• Options for reducing methane emissions in the fuel supply sector;
• Enforcement and incentives for methane mitigation.

Giving evidence from 10.45am will be:

• Tom Wheeler, Director of Operations, North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)

Questions from the committee will cover the following areas:

• The landscape for methane regulation in the fuel supply sector;
• Regulatory oversight of methane emissions;
• Regulatory activities supporting reductions of methane emissions;
• The upcoming ban on venting and flaring.