Policy paper

Renewable transport fuel obligations order: government response

Government response to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: proposed changes for 2017 consultation.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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The renewable transport fuel obligations order: government response to consultations on amendments

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The response to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: proposed changes for 2017 consultation states the next policy steps to be taken by government including:

  • increasing the obligation level to 9.75% in 2020, rising to 12.4% in 2032
  • an additional target for development fuels at 0.1% in 2019, rising to 2.8% in 2032
  • a crop cap at 4% in 2018, reducing in equal increments annually from 2021 to reach 3% in 2026 and 2% in 2032
  • bringing renewable aviation fuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin into the scheme

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Published 14 September 2017

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