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Towards a UK Strategy for Biofuels - Public Consultation

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Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • Correction
  • 2. The EU Biofuels Directive
  • 3. Broader policy context - Government climate change policy
  • 4. Biofuels
  • 4.1 Background
  • 4.2 Current policy and the UK Market for Biofuels
  • 4.3 Environmental Performance
  • 4.4 Agricultural and Rural Development Issues
  • 4.5 Fuel Security and Diversity of Supply
  • 4.6 Production Costs
  • 5. Future developments
  • 5.1 Longer-term outlook
  • 5.2 Connections with hydrogen
  • 5.3 Future prospects for biofuels
  • 6. Policy appraisal and EU targets
  • 6.1 Appraisal of Policy and Financing Gaps
  • 6.2 Implications for Achieving the EU Targets
  • 6.3 Comparison with Other Carbon Abatement Options
  • 6.4 Energy Crops for Power Generation
  • 6.5 Targets in other Member States
  • 7. Policy options for promoting biofuels
  • 7.1 Fuel Duty
  • 7.2 A Renewable Fuels Obligation
  • 7.3 Voluntary Agreement
  • 7.4 Supporting Measures
  • 7.5 Encouraging Best Environmental Practice
  • 8. Public information and labelling of biofuels
  • 8.1 Labelling
  • 8.2 Public Information
  • 9. Options for UK targets
  • 9.1 2005 Target
  • 9.2 2010 and Beyond
  • 10. Summary of key questions
  • Methods of support
  • Encouraging best environmental practice
  • Labelling and public information
  • The targets
  • 10.1 Responses to the consultation

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See also

  • Annex A: Biofuels Directive 2003/30/EC (Word 33 kb)
  • Annex C: Biofuels Labelling - Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment
  • Annex D: Biofuels Labelling - Draft Regulations (PDF 53 kb)
  • Annex E: Stakeholder Consultee List
  • DfT biofuels evaluation of emissions performance from vegetable oil fuel (PDF 2 Mb)
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