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Biofuels: USA

Asked by Andrew BowieConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 23 May 2025UIN 52635

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has held recent discussions with his US counterpart on whether wood pellets exported to the UK meet the UK’s sustainability criteria.

Answered by Michael Shanks

My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero engages regularly with international counterparts on a number of issues.

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