Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 64978
Timber: Imports
Tabled: 4 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the carbon footprint of importing wood pellets in the last 10 years.
Answer
Michael ShanksEmissions from importing wood pellets are constrained by biomass sustainability requirements. The supply chain emissions threshold for large scale biomass electricity generators to receive support is capped at 55.6gCO2e/MJ. This threshold will be tightene...
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