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<p>Reporting under Ofgem's Biomass Sustainability dataset 2015-2016, published on
22 March 2017, is a requirement on biomass generators to demonstrate compliance with
UK biomass sustainability standards. The Department have not made an assessment of
the effect of UK biomass production on deforestation.</p><p> </p><p>The “Biomass Feedstock
Availability Report”, also published in 2017, shows that the large majority of woody
biomass fuels in the UK are sourced from agricultural and forestry residues, arboricultural
arisings, waste woods and sawmill products.</p>
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