Biofuels

(asked on 15th May 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential barriers to wider deployment of biomass fuels.


Answered by
Anthony Browne Portrait
Anthony Browne
This question was answered on 23rd May 2024

The government’s Biomass Strategy, published in 2023, analysed biomass availability and recognised that sustainable biomass is a limited resource and there is uncertainty around future availability for use in the UK. It concluded its use should be prioritised where it offers the greatest environmental, economic, and social benefits.

This analysis has been built on in the government’s response to the second Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate consultation, published in April 2024. This set out that while biofuels have a significant role to play, international availability of different types of sustainable biomass may limit their total application for the decarbonisation of aviation.

The Government is preparing a Low Carbon Fuel Strategy for future publication.

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