Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will publish his Department's conclusions on proposed reforms to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.

Following a consultation on Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) reforms last year, in July 2021 we published “Targeting net zero - next steps for the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation: government response”. Parliament approved the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2021 in December, which delivers the bulk of the changes set out in that government response.

Further to last year’s consultation we are also continuing to develop proposals that would extend support under the RTFO to recycled carbon fuels (RCFs). The consultation generated significant evidence, including on criteria RCFs must meet, and we will be publishing a further targeted consultation later this year. In addition, a government response on proposals to reward renewable fuels from non-biological origin, such as hydrogen, more flexibly under the RTFO will be published shortly.