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Bio-fuel rules come in

Car Dealer Magazine by Car Dealer Magazine
April 15, 2008
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MOTORISTS will be able to fill their tanks with greener fuels when a new initiative comes into force tomorrow (Wednesday April 16).

 

The move is known as the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) and requires 2.5 per cent of all road fuels sold to come from biofuels, rising to 5 per cent by 2010. Motorists will fill their vehicles as normal, but the change is expected to save 2.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2010.

 

Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick said: ‘Making it easier for motorists to use greener fuel is an important step towards reducing carbon emissions from transport. It should help save millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide in the coming years.

 

‘But we must do all we can to ensure biofuels are produced sustainably. We know people are concerned about the environmental risks associated with expanding biofuel production and we take those concerns very seriously.’

 

The move is part of a package of measures being taken to reduce the impact of transport on the environment. Suppliers are required to produce sustainability reports including information on where their biofuel crops come from and the level of carbon savings they will achieve.  

 

The Renewable Fuels Agency will publish these reports and compare the performance of transport fuel suppliers. Alongside this, a review into the indirect impacts of biofuels has already been announced by Ruth Kelly to ensure that the full economic and environmental impacts of biofuel production are taken into account.

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