New analysis shows that the volume of energy crops the Government would need to import every year by 2050 to
fulfil the requirements of its strategy would require up to 2.4 million hectares of land overseas to grow them. This is equivalent to all the arable land that Denmark has, As well as throwing up important questions for climate justice this reveals why security of supply is such an issue. If global demand for wood pellets increases as other countries seek to develop BECCS in pursuit of their own climate goals, there is a real risk that food production will be squeezed. The UK Government does not appear to have seriously engaged with realities of finite resources and global market dynamics.
Organization: Cut Carbon not Forests