A new guide from the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) for fleet operators shows how renewable fuels can immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions in road transport, particularly from commercial vehicles for which few low-emission solutions are currently available.
The Renewable Fuels Guide from Cenex and the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) aims to give fleet operators an overview of the range of low-carbon and sustainable fuels currently available in the UK, with a focus on high-blend biofuels for use in commercial vehicles. The guide demonstrates the business and environmental case for adopting high-blend biofuels, and features a series of fleet operator case studies.
The guide also shows how renewable fuels can immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions in road transport, particularly from commercial vehicles for which few low-emission solutions are currently available.
Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) currently produce around 15% of total road transport greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) with a similar contribution coming from light duty vans. Vehicles with long-haul duty cycles account for the largest portion of GHG emissions from HGVs.
Fleets that operate HGVs must cut carbon emissions as the UK work towards its Net Zero carbon emissions targets. However, this is constrained by a lack of policies and incentives to facilitate this transition and a lack of clear, impartial information about the costs and benefits of using renewable fuels. LowCVP commissioned Cenex to write a Renewable Fuels Guide to help address these barriers to uptake.
This guide shows how the adoption of renewable fuels from sustainable feedstocks offers one of the most rapid, and economically viable, routes to lowering emissions from HGVs.
It highlights the opportunities for the introduction of renewable fuels, including biodiesel, biomethane, biopropane, and hydrotreated vegetable oil. It covers case studies from organisations including McDonalds; McGregor Logistics; London Borough of Hackney; Luckett’s Travel; John Lewis Partnership; London Borough of Camden; Cornwall Council; and Kuehne+Nagel.
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