LowCVP teams with UK’s Dept. for Transport on green energy taskforce

In the UK, building on the LowCVP’s recent studies on fuels decarbonisation a new Transport Energy Task Force has been established. The Task Force will help the Government to examine and formulate options for meeting the 2020 RED renewable transport fuel target and determine how low carbon fuels can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from UK transport in the period to 2030 and beyond. The Department for Transport has asked the LowCVP to help manage this work and coordinate support from stakeholders.

The first meeting of the Task Force was held on September 29 and drew on the expertise from a broad range of stakeholders, including representatives of: environmental and societal NGOs, oil, biofuel and advanced fuels industries, agricultural industry, alternative fuels sectors, investors and the automotive industry. Also engaged in the Task Force are representatives from across Government including DfT, Treasury and DECC. Future meetings will have a similar composition of attendees.