The government has launched a study into the wider implications of biofuels. This will help develop the UK and EU's policies on the use of biofuels, Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly says. On 15 April the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation comes into force, which will require all forecourts to ensure that 2.5% of the fuel they sell is biofuel.
Kelly says any further biofuel targets must take into account the latest scientific evidence about the environmental effects of biofuel production.
[The UK government] is not prepared to go beyond the current target levels for biofuel [use] until we're satisfied it can be done sustainably," she adds.
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