Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 52637

Biofuels: USA

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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that wood pellets from the US are not sourced from (a) environmentally important and (b) rare forests.

Answer

Michael Shanks

Existing sustainability requirements for current subsidy arrangements include robust land-use criteria to ensure biomass is sourced from sustainably managed forests. This includes requirements around sustainable harvesting and biodiversity protection. Ofg...

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