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<p>The Department for Transport and the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership established
a Transport Energy Task Force in September 2014 to examine options to meet our renewable
energy and greenhouse gas reduction targets, including through the wider deployment
of sustainable biofuel. The Task Force included input from representatives of the
Sustainable Aviation group. The Task Force’s report was published in March 2015 by
the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership. My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary
of State for Transport, the Hon Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones)
met with Task Force representatives, including Sustainable Aviation, in July.</p><br
/><p>The Task Force recognised that sustainable biofuels have a valuable role in reducing
carbon emissions from transport, particularly in sectors where there are limited alternatives
such as aviation.</p><br /><p>We are assessing the benefits of making aviation biofuels
eligible for certificates under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). We
aim to include proposals in a public consultation next year on amendments to the RTFO
scheme.</p><br /> <br />
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