Blue and Green: For the first time since the start of the UKs Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation in 2008, no palm oil has been used in the renewable biodiesel that is blended into fossil diesel.
Volumes have dropped sharply since 2012 and UK biodiesel is now largely made from waste feedstocks, in particular used cooking oil.
UK feedstocks are also the major contributor to renewable bioethanol that is blended into fossil petrol. In 2008 UK feedstocks accounted for 8% of UKs renewable fuels and this has now...