The UK aims to reduce transport emissions as part of its net-zero strategy
UK opens ‘call for ideas’ on low-carbon fuel strategy
The country’s transport department aims to assess economic and environmental impact of increasing supply and demand
The UK’s Department for Transport has opened a ‘call for ideas’ from industry for its low-carbon fuels (LCF) strategy. While the country plans to end sales of non-hybrid petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, the majority of the UK fleet still runs on these fuels. And with additional efforts to decarbonise aviation and shipping, demand for LCFs in the UK could ramp up over the next decade beyond sustainable supply. The department aims to collate evidence on potential supply chain, infrastructure, cost and environmental risks and opportunities by April 2022. It also plans to commission a project on feedstock availability early this year. The final strategy document will be published by the
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