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Commons · Question 19744 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2024

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Asked by Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to bring forward a consultation on a Renewable Heating Fuel Obligation as required by section 159 of the Energy Act 2023.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 17 Dec 2024

As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, the Government expects to prioritise its use in sectors like aviation which have fewest options to decarbonise. Renewable liquid heating fuels (RLHF) are also much more expensive to use than other heating solu...