Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 54548

Biofuels: Saudi Arabia

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Olly Glover

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of importing biofuels for public transport from Saudi Arabia on the environment.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The UK’s main scheme for supporting the use of low carbon fuels (LCF), such as biofuels, in surface transport is the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). The RTFO delivers greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings by mandating the supply of renewable a...

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