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<p>The UK reports and accounts for biomass use in accordance with internationally
agreed rules, follow the guidance from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
This guidance avoids double counting of emissions in both the forest and energy sectors.
The loss of carbon stock from harvesting operations in the forestry sector are reported
in the Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry sector of the country of harvest and
may lead to an increase in the carbon stock of other carbon pools such as deadwood,
litter, soil and harvested wood products. The portion of forestry products that is
used for energy is assumed to be instantaneously oxidised in the country in which
harvesting happens.</p><p> </p><p>For transparency, the UK reports internationally
the emissions of carbon dioxide from bioenergy use as a memo item, outside of national
totals, in accordance with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
requirements. It also reports the emissions of nitrous oxide and methane from biomass
combustion as part of the national total of GHG emissions. OFGEM also publishes data
on company-specific supply chain emissions from biomass, which can be found here:
<a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2019-20"
target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2019-20</a></p>
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