The LowCVP welcomes launch of Government’s consultation on biofuels carbon and sustainability reporting

Thu 21 June 2007 View all news


The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) welcomes the launch of the Government’s consultation on the carbon and sustainability reporting requirements for biofuels as part of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). It commends the Government for giving regard to public anxiety about the sustainability of biofuels and responding promptly. The Partnership is also pleased to support proposals to strengthen the reporting requirement through rewarding biofuels on the basis of their greenhouse gas savings and, if possible, moving to exclude fuels produced unsustainably.

The LowCVP has been leading the development of carbon and sustainability reporting requirements on behalf of the Government, working with consultants from Ecofys and E4tech. This includes a calculation toolkit to measure the greenhouse gas savings of all biofuels produced, or imported into the UK. It also includes a reporting framework for monitoring the wider risks of supplying biofuels.
The systems have been developed in close collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders including environmental and social NGOs and the oil and biofuel industry...

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