While imported woody biomass continues to be a major bioenergy feedstock, it is important that biomass used in UK power generation, whether from the UK or overseas, is genuinely sustainably sourced in a way which minimises the impact on forest biodiversity and carbon stocks. The CCC has continually stressed that strengthened governance of bioenergy markets is needed domestically and internationally to manage the risks to sustainable low-carbon production as the global biomass market scales up...

While imported woody biomass continues to be a major bioenergy feedstock, it is important that biomass used in UK power generation, whether from the UK or overseas, is genuinely sustainably sourced in a way which minimises the impact on forest biodiversity and carbon stocks. The CCC has continually stressed that strengthened governance of bioenergy markets is needed domestically and internationally to manage the risks to sustainable low-carbon production as the global biomass market scales up. (Paragraph 216) Seeing the wood for the trees: the contribution of the forestry and timber sectors to biodiversity and net zero goals 81 Type: conclusion | Number: 42 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: Government published the Biomass Strategy on 10th August. Government manages potential risks associated with biomass use through strict biomass sustainability criteria, which is already in place in support schemes in the heat, transport, and power sectors. The strategy presente