Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 16395

Biofuels: Electricity Generation

Tabled: 26 November 2024
Answered: 4 December 2024

Question

Tom Hayes

LabourBournemouth East

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much biomass electricity generation contributes to the UK's carbon footprint.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Government considers the use of sustainable biomass for electricity generation to be low carbon. This assessment takes into account emissions attributed to biomass from across the supply chain.The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero publishes terr...

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