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Publication - Progress report

Bioenergy: update - March 2021

Published
24 March 2021
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate, +2 more … Environment and Forestry Directorate, Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Economy, Energy, +4 more … Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Housing, Transport
ISBN
9781800048737

Considers the potential role for bioenergy to support our net zero greenhouse emissions targets and outlines how we intend to move forward over the next 18 to 24 months to understand the most appropriate and sustainable use of bioenergy resources in Scotland.

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Footnotes

1. Bioenergy is defined as follows: The generation of heat, electricity or transport from material derived from biological sources.

2. Energy white paper: Powering our net zero future - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

3. Scottish Energy Statistics Hub (shinyapps.io)

4. Annual Compendium of Scottish Energy Statistics 2020 December.pdf (www.gov.scot)

5. Scottish Energy Statistics Hub (shinyapps.io)

6. The potential contribution of bioenergy to Scotland's energy system (climatexchange.org.uk)

7. Perennial energy crops and their potential in Scotland: evidence review (climatexchange.org.uk)

8. Fourth National Planning Framework: position statement - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

9. The potential contribution of bioenergy to Scotland's energy system (climatexchange.org.uk)

10. Cleaner air for Scotland: the road to a healthier future - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11. National-Plan-for-IB-2019-PDF.pdf (lifesciencesscotland.com)

12. Biorefinery-Roadmap-Building-a-Sustainable-Future (www.ibioic.com)

13. Sixth Carbon Budget - Climate Change Committee (theccc.org.uk)

Contact

Email: Lorna.Orr@gov.scot

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