UK bioenergy policies and implications for global land use change

Authors: Jalil Yesufu, Patricia Thornley

• UK bioenergy imports were assessed using ex-post land use evidence.
• Direct LUC footprints were estimated for CfD biomass and RTFO biofuels.
• UK-bound biofuel land demand shifted towards the US and Brazil by 2022.
• Sensitivity analysis changed footprint size but not supplier-country patterns.
• No persistent national-scale ILUC signal was detected in the US or Brazil.