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<p>The Department has recently tendered a research contract to assess the plausibility
of scenarios in the report with the highest potential net greenhouse gas emissions
occurring in the period to 2030 that result from increased demand from the UK biomass
electricity sector.</p><p>DECC is committed to supporting sustainably produced biomass,
that delivers real greenhouse gas savings, is cost effective, takes account of wider
impacts across the economy and manages possible risks such as to food security and
biodiversity. The Department is seeking to bring forward proposals for mandatory sustainability
requirements this year. The UK has been at the forefront of developing criteria to
ensure that biomass used in energy generation is sustainable and we will have some
of the toughest sustainability criteria in the world.</p>
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