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Amending the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) to increase carbon savings on land, air and at sea

Proposes altering the RTFO for greater carbon savings by revised renewable targets, recycled carbon and non-biological fuel amounts, plus its role in maritime.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk

Detail

Proposes options to amend the RTFO in order to increase the carbon savings made. Savings would be made by:

increasing the RTFO main obligation to supply renewable fuel by 2.5%
expanding the RTFO to:
- reward recycled carbon fuels (RCFs) – RCFs are fuels produced from fossil wastes that cannot be avoided, reused or recycled
- be more flexible in rewarding renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO)
updating the sustainability criteria applicable to renewable fuels

The consultation also revises the role RTFO will have in maritime shipping by:

supporting fuels with the highest potential to deliver greenhouse gas savings in maritime industry
requiring that eligible maritime fuels be derived from renewable energy

Documents

Targeting net zero – next steps for the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligationapplication/pdf Annex A: the role of the RTFO in domestic maritimeapplication/pdf Annex B: targeting net zero – next steps for the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation: cost benefit analysis application/pdf Targeting net zero – next steps for the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: government responseapplication/pdf Annex A: cost-benefit analysis for next steps for the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligationapplication/pdf Targeting net zero - next steps for the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation: Hydrogen and renewable fuels of non-biological origin, government responseapplication/pdf