The Government announces date for emissions trading systems auction

The Renewable Fuels Agency released provisional data on biofuels supplied to UK forecourts in the first 6 months of the RTFO1,2. Several fossil fuel companies (ConocoPhillips, Greenergy and Mabanaft) are currently above all three of the government's 2008/09 targets for biofuel sustainability, showing that good performance is achievable.
However, the RFA is disappointed that other companies are currently well below some targets. In particular, Chevron, Esso, Murco, Prax and Topaz have so far failed to supply any fuel meeting sustainability standards3, with Prax and Topaz failing to report any data at all on the origins of their biofuels. This suggests that it is unlikely that these companies will meet the government target for the year that 30% of biofuel should meet environmental sustainability standards.

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