Third Report - Fuelling the future: motive power and connectivity
Select Committee
Transport Committee
HC 159
2 March 2023
Government response
Fourth Special Report - Fuelling the future: motive power and connectivity: Government response to the Committee’s Third Report · published 15 Jun 2023
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Recommendation
Deferred
There is not yet a solution for the decarbonisation of HGVs in heavier weight categories...
Recommendation
There is not yet a solution for the decarbonisation of HGVs in heavier weight categories that travel long distances. We recommend that the Government publish a long-term HGV decarbonisation strategy as a matter of priority. (Paragraph 73) Maritime
Government Response Summary
The government describes actions it is taking to support sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) but defers addressing the HGV decarbonisation strategy by referencing a call for evidence planned for later this year.
Department for Transport
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Recommendation
Deferred
There is significant demand and potential for sustainable aviation fuels in the aviation sector: they...
Recommendation
There is significant demand and potential for sustainable aviation fuels in the aviation sector: they are the most plausible option for significant decarbonisation of aviation in the short and medium terms. We welcome the SAF mandate in the Jet Zero …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the potential of Contracts for Difference but is still considering options for additional revenue certainty for a UK SAF industry via an industry funded intervention, with a formal consultation planned for this summer if required.
Department for Transport
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