Biomass Electricity Subsidies: Deforestation Debate
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Lord Bhatia
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Biomass Electricity Subsidies: Deforestation
Lord Bhatia Excerpts(3 years, 7 months ago)
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Lord Callanan (Con)
In the biomass strategy, we will explore all the factors to which the noble Lord referred. I do not have a date for when a development consent order will be agreed but all this and the relevant factors will be explored in the strategy.
Lord Bhatia (Non-Afl) [V]
Does the Minister agree that the only source of electricity for third-world villages is biomass?
Lord Callanan (Con)
No, I do not agree, because there is also the potential for PV—solar photovoltaic—generation.