Department for Energy and Climate Change written question – answered on 4 March 2015.
Anne McGuire
Labour, Stirling
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment has been made of the potential contribution of biomass to meeting the 2020 targets of the Climate Change Act 2008; and if he will make a statement.
Amber Rudd
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Biomass is an important part of the UK’s energy mix, playing a central, transitional role in decarbonising the electricity grid. Our support for biomass is part of our wider ambition for a mix of renewable energy sources. Our 2012 Bioenergy Strategy analysis indicated that sustainably-sourced bioenergy could contribute 8-11% to the UK’s total primary energy demand by 2020.
Yes1 person thinks so
No1 person thinks not
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