Promotion and use of Biofuels in the United Kingdom During 2007
Table of contents
- UK Report to the European Commission under Article 4 of the Biofuels Directive (2003/30/EC)
- Introduction
- The report covers:
- Summary
- Section 1: UK Measures to Promote Renewable Transport Fuels
- i) The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
- Cost Effectiveness
- ii) Other support mechanisms for biofuels
- Fuel Duty Incentives
- Government grant programmes
- Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) Grants
- iii) Government Leading by Example
- iv)Support for other renewable fuels: bringing forward the hydrogen economy
- v) Sponsoring Research and Development
- Section 2: Ensuring the Environmental Benefits of Biofuels
- Carbon and sustainability reporting
- Indicative targets for suppliers
- UK Government's aims to reward biofuels according to their carbon savings and to introduce mandatory sustainability standards
- Climate Change Bill
- Review into wider effects of biofuel production
- Labelling scheme for biofuels
- Independent review of the effects of the RTFO on industries using tallow as a feedstock
- EU biofuels targets
- Section3: Biomass for uses other than transport
- Renewables Obligation
- Section 4: UK Production, Sales and Availability
- Notes
- US Subsidies
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