Biomass policy statement
November 2021 Biomass policy statement Crown copyright 2021 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit or write to the Information policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: Where we have identified any third-party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at: Biomass policy statement 3 Contents About this document ________________________________________ ________________ 5 Executive Summary ________________________________________ _______________ 5 Scope ________________________________________ __________________________ 6 Geographic extent ________________________________________ _______________ 7 Structure of this document ________________________________________ __________ 8 Chapter 1: Biomass Feedstocks ________________________________________ _______ 9 Sustainable Biomass ________________________________________ ____________ 10 Understanding the sustainable Biomass supply _______________________________ 11 Feedstock availability to support future Biomass use __________________________ 12 Biogenic wastes and residues ________________________________________ _____ 12 Domestic arable crops ________________________________________ __________ 14 Perennial energy crops and short rotation forestry
• contribution to carbon budgets and net zero considering feedstock availability, life- • cycle greenhouse gas emissions , and cost-benefits; and • biomass to be used with carbon capture utilisation or storage where feasible, otherwise used only in hard- to-decarbonise sectors with limited or no low carbon alternatives.
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