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Renewable Fuels: Public Consultation

Commons · Question 47410 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 1 May 2025

Question

Asked by Euan Stainbank

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a renewable liquid heating fuel obligation for off-grid heating fuel suppliers.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 1 May 2025

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