Policy paper

Biomass policy statement: a strategic view on the role of sustainable biomass for net zero

This document sets out the strategic aims for the role of biomass across the economy in the short, medium and long term to deliver towards net zero.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 4 November 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

Biomass policy statement: a strategic view on the role of sustainable biomass for net zero

PDF, 672 KB, 45 pages

Details

This policy paper sets out:

• priority use principles for the use of biomass in the short, medium and long term to meet net zero, and to support the development of a priority use framework for the Biomass Strategy
• the key policy aims for sustainable biomass use across the economy, such as in the electricity, heat, transport and industry sectors
• the government’s view of the role bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) can play in contributing to net zero and the potential routes for BECCS deployment
• a summary of research and innovation gaps which need to be addressed to enable biomass, bioenergy technologies, and the wider bioeconomy to deliver net zero, and ongoing and planned projects that will inform the Biomass Strategy

Published 4 November 2021