Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 52638

Biofuels: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 15 May 2025

Answered: 23 May 2025

Question

Andrew Bowie

Conservative — West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made a comparative estimate of carbon emissions when using (a) US produced and (b) UK produced wood pellets.

Answer

Michael Shanks

All biomass pellets for UK generation, regardless of country of origin, must meet supply chain emissions thresholds; these have been tightened further to 36.6 gCO2eq/MJ in the Heads of Terms agreed with Drax and announced on 10 February. It is for generat...

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