Biofuels: Sustainable Development
2026-06-23 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · 12952 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of the United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on biomass sustainability
Answer
The Government only supports the use of sustainable biomass in line with UK’s sustainability criteria, irrespective of country of origin. We have consulted on a Common Biomass Sustainability Framework in order to improve consistency across sectors and str...