Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the conclusions of the Biomass Emissions and Counterfactual report will be included in Government sustainability standards for bioenergy.

The Bioenergy Emissions and Counterfactual model can be used by developers and generators to ensure that they are sourcing biomass responsibly. However, the model does not in itself propose specific regulatory measures.

The Department continues to work on the analysis necessary in order to consider the appropriateness and potential design of any such measures. The Contracts for Difference include flexibility to amend the sustainability criteria in the future, should the Department’s further policy work and analysis show that this is needed.