Member

The driving force behind Clause 28 is the need to increase the amount of renewable electricity that can be generated in the UK. This will enable the forestry authorities to increase their contributions to government targets set under the Climate Change Act. The forestry authorities are required to undertake afforestation and conservation by law, and, by their very nature, they are already providing significant benefits to help tackle biodiversity loss and climate change. It is therefore my view that this amendment is unnecessary.