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Increasing the biofuel content of transport fuel to 10% perpetuates private car usage and is in danger of increasing emissions.

16th December 2018
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On Friday 14th December, Minister Bruton announced an increase in the level of renewable energy used in the Transport Sector with the level of biofuel in fuel mix to increase from 8% to 10% from January 2019. Minister Bruton will also consult on further increasing the level to 11% from January 2020. [1]

Biofuel is incorrectly designated as emission-free under current Kyoto and EU accounting mechanisms. However, if the Paris Agreement decarbonisation target is to be achieved all... Read full article.

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