Transcription of Biomass policy statement
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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 _____ 15 UK-derived forest products _____ 16 Marine-based and other novel feedstocks _____ 18 Chapter 2.
• 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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