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Biofuels: Carbon Emissions

Asked by Andrew BowieConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 23 May 2025UIN 52638

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made a comparative estimate of carbon emissions when using (a) US produced and (b) UK produced wood pellets.

Answered by Michael Shanks

All biomass pellets for UK generation, regardless of country of origin, must meet supply chain emissions thresholds; these have been tightened further to 36.6 gCO2eq/MJ in the Heads of Terms agreed with Drax and announced on 10 February.

It is for generators to determine how and where to source compliant sustainable biomass pellets to meet the required volumes of generation.

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