PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Biofuels: Sustainable Development (22 October 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to strengthen the biomass sustainability auditing regime before any new Contracts for Difference are awarded.

Asked by:
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

The 2023 Biomass Strategy contained a commitment to consult on developing and implementing a cross-sector sustainability framework to enable greater consistency across sectors. Next steps on this will be announced in due course.


Answered by:
Michael Shanks (Labour)
30 October 2024

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