Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Acknowledged
DESNZ holds overall responsibility for biomass strategy, with Ofgem administering financial support schemes.
Conclusion
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has overall responsibility for government’s approach to supporting biomass. In August 2023, DESNZ published its Biomass Strategy setting out the significant role it considers biomass can play in achieving net zero by 2050.6 The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) administers the government schemes that provide the majority of financial support for biomass in the heat and power sectors.7
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges DESNZ's overall responsibility for supporting biomass.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has overall responsibility for government’s approach to supporting biomass.