United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 92630
Diesel: Renewable Fuels
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22 September 2020
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25 September 2020 · Answer
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25 September 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the use of (a) food and (b) animal feed crops for the production of renewable diesel.
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22 September 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the use of (a) food and (b) animal feed crops for the production of renewable diesel.
Source: Commons
25 September 2020
Answer
The Government recognises that some crop derived biofuels can lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to indirect land use change factors, and concerns regarding the potential for increases in food prices as land and crops are diverted to fuel...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-22/92630
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1236013
- uk · wq-1236013 · source updated 25 September 2020