§ Lord Carterasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Macdonald of Tradeston on 22 May (WA 107), what are the "greater environmental benefits" of bioethanol produced from lignocellulosic feedstocks. [HL3899]
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§ Lord Davies of OldhamBioethanol from lingocellulosic feedstocks offers the prospect of greater environmental benefits than bioethanol from conventional sugar or starch-based crops because the feedstocks can potentially be produced and processed using lower levels of agricultural and energy inputs. The potential to exploit lower-value feedstocks, including waste-streams, also promises a low-cost alternative to conventional biofuels production, as well as offering an environmentally sustainable way of dealing with waste that might otherwise be landfilled or incinerated.
§ Lord Carterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What discussions they have held with companies which have the resources to produce in the United Kingdom the amounts of biofuels necessary to meet the European Union guidelines for 2005 and 2010. [HL3900]
§ Lord Davies of OldhamThe Government regularly meet stakeholders with an interest in the development of a biofuels industry in the UK, including representatives of companies with a direct involvement in biofuels production.