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Energy: Timber

Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN 54707, tabled on 22 September 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what is his policy on the sustainability of burning imported wood pellets for energy in the UK.

Answered on

11 October 2022

The UK Government supports the use of sustainable biomass but generators must only receive subsidies for biomass that complies with strict sustainability criteria. Generators must demonstrate to the regulator that they meet the criteria, and that evidence must be independently audited.

Answered by

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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