Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will review his Department's conversion factors for GHG reporting for (a) bioenergy and (b) WTT bioenergy in the light of the most recent remote sensing data from independent system(s) of Earth Observation measurements.

I refer the hon Member to the answer given on 4 September to Question UIN 69532 which describes the review process used to update conversion factors. This includes for the conversion factors for bioenergy and well-to-tank bioenergy.

The UK is one of only a handful of countries currently reporting the validation of non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions based on atmospheric measurements. The National Inventory Steering Committee considers this information, alongside international review recommendations, emerging science, and external quality assurance of the inventory, when deciding priority areas of improvement to the inventory and, where relevant, resultant conversion factors.