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UIN 41578

Biofuels

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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30 June 2016

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5 July 2016 · Answer

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5 July 2016

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the number of trees that have been planted to be used in biofuel or biomass in each of the last five years.

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  1. 30 June 2016

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the number of trees that have been planted to be used in biofuel or biomass in each of the last five years.

    Source: Commons

  2. 5 July 2016

    Answer

    In 2013/14, 4.51 million tonnes of woody biomass were used to generate electricity. 32% of this was from UK sources, 68% was imported. We do not hold data on the number of trees felled each year for use as biofuel, or the number of trees planted each year...

    Source: Written answer

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