Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 58612
Biofuels: Timber
Tabled: 10 June 2025
Answered: 18 June 2025
Question
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative — Hertsmere
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that wood from primary forests will not be used for the generation of energy.
Answer
Michael ShanksWe have strengthened the sustainability criteria for large-scale biomass generation from the previous government to ensure wood from primary forest is not used for energy generation. Under new arrangements as part of the Low Carbon Dispatchable Contract f...
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