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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 1d

⚡️ Public funds should prioritise smart electrification, efficiency and truly sustainable alternatives.

Using just 3% of this land for solar would produce the same amount of energy.

Explore the full report on the state of global biofuels ⤵️

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 1d

⚡️Not increasing the amount of biofuels burnt in cars and trucks and instead focusing on driving forward the EV transition which delivers guaranteed emission cuts

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 1d

⚡️ Not allowing crop based biofuels within the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate which will further accelerate biofuel use and fail to cut aviation’s huge emissions Public funds should prioritise smart electrification, efficiency and truly sustainable alternatives.

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 1d

Brazil is one of the fastest growing producers and is catching up with the US – the world's biggest biofuels producer.

Governments must put in place better safeguards against biofuels that contribute to land clearance and deforestation when making climate policies. In the UK this means:

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 1d

Biofuels are a bad climate solution and a huge waste of land, food and millions in subsidies. Burning crops for fuel only pushes us further away from our climate goals.

But biofuel production is only growing across the planet.

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 1d

By 2030, biofuels are projected to emit 70 MtCO2e more than the fossil fuels they replace. That’s the same as the emissions from almost 30 million diesel cars.

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 1d

Today, the equivalent of 100mn bottles of vegetable oil are burned in cars every day, meaning a fifth of all vegetable oil is never even used for food.

By 2030, biofuels crops will require land the size of France, which would make it the sixth largest country in terms of arable land use globally.

www.transportenvironment.org/te-united-ki...

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.

The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
🧵⤵️

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 9d

Car industry complied with UK ZEV mandate last year – analysis

Government must stand firm against calls to water down the law and instead focus on delivering a robust industrial strategy.

www.transportenvironment.org/te-united-ki...

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 9d

🚗What a great discussion yesterday with our UK Director Anna Krajinska joining the panel at @lcefuk.bsky.social event “Leading the Charge: The Next Stage of the EV Transition.”⚡

#LabourConference #EV #ZevMandate #transport #environment

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 10d

Reduce contrail warming for less than £3.35 per flight ticket - new…

Tweaking the flight plans of only very few flights to avoid contrails could reduce contrail warming by half by 2040

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 10d

✈️ At the Labour Conference, T&E UK’s Flight Risk event brought together MPs, industry leaders and experts to tackle aviation’s climate challenge beyond CO₂ - spotlighting the impact of contrails ☁️ and how tackling the issue is the the climate opportunity of the decade.

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 15d

⚡🚗 The EV transition is entering its next critical phase. 🌍🔋

We’ll be joining a timely discussion on what comes next, and what it means for the road ahead.

💡👥Join us!

Ralph Palmer @ralphpalmer.bsky.social · 15d

We also have a great session lined up with @transenvuk.bsky.social on how to ensure the UK's EV transition continues to go from strength-to-strength. Really pleased that we'll be joined by DfT minister Lilian Greenwood MP.

📆 Tuesday 30 September
⏲️ 15:15 - 16:15
📍 LCEF x Anacta Hub

Graphic of Labour Climate and Environment Forum event at Labour Conference 2025.

Title: Leading the Charge: The Next Stage of the EV Transition.
Date: Tuesday 30th September
Time: 15:15 - 16:15

This event is open to all attendees. Please note the event is inside the secure zone.

Panellists:
Lilian Greenwood MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary
Ryan Jude, Green Finance Institute
Virginia Sentance, Flint Global
Marc Palmer, AutoTrader
Anna Krajinska, Transport & Environment UK

Contrail avoidance: the magic bullet to rapidly cut aviation’s climate footprint

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 18d

🛫 This week the Government approved expansion of Gatwick Airport a move that will skyrocket demand for clean tech to tackle aviation emissions.

Let’s build Britain’s clean aviation future before expanding its carbon footprint! 🌍✈️

#SustainableAviation #SAF #Gatwick #NetZero #GreenTech

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 19d

✈️💭 Did you know the clouds made by planes can warm our planet as much as all aviation’s CO₂ emissions?

Check out our UK Director Anna Krajinska's article in @politicshome.bsky.social published ahead of our event at this year’s Labour Party Conference.

www.politicshome.com/members/arti...

Contrails warm the planet almost as much as all aviation CO₂ emissions. Anna Krajinska explains why contrail avoidance is a low-cost, high-reward c...

www.politicshome.com

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 22d

🌏 ✈️ We spoke with BBC: Rethink to discuss the future of sustainable aviation

Full episode on catch-up here 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

#sustainableaviation #aviation #frequentflyer #saf #airports #travel

BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink: should we stop flying?

Should we take individual responsibility for the polluting effects of aviation?

www.bbc.co.uk

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 24d

As Europe ramps up biofuels use, there is a growing risk that fraudulently mislabelled “waste” products will act as a backdoor for deforestation-driving palm oil.

Check out our report from earlier this year👇
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/pal...

Palm oil in disguise?

How recent import trends of palm residues raise concerns over a key feedstock for biofuels

How recent import trends of palm residues raise concerns over a key feedstock for biofuels

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 24d

According to Quantum Commodities Intelligence, from January to October 2024, POME and high acid palm oil residue exports reached 3.45 mn metric tonnes. This export volume was greater than crude palm oil exports during the same period, which were only 2.70 mn mt.

Palm oil in disguise?

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 24d

Five months on and the Indonesian government’s special crimes unit have launched a formal probe into exports of waste biofuel feedstock palm oil mill effluent following a surge in palm oil and palm derivative exports between 2022 and 2024.

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 24d

Latest: Indonesia launches a probe into POME exports following concerns over fraud.

Earlier this year T&E published data showing Indonesia was exporting more POME (a palm oil byproduct) to the EU than it could realistically collect - a major sign of fraud.

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Charlotte Baker @cb123456.bsky.social · 24d

The U.K. isn’t using its tax regime to disincentivise SUV purchases.

A UK driver pays just £3200 acquisition tax on an £85k car, compared to *£66k* in France!!

As a result, 4x as many are sold here in the U.K. than France.

@transenvuk.bsky.social

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Charlotte Baker @cb123456.bsky.social · 24d

Interesting policy suggestion from @transenvuk.bsky.social - Large Vehicle Levy, where cars are charged £10 per kg over 1600kg in weight (with a 400kg allowance for EVs).

Suggest it would raise £2 billion for the Treasury.

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 25d

Hi Barbara - the 'Large Vehicle Levy' would include a 400kg additional weight allowance for BEVs, to fairly accommodate for additional mass of batteries, ensuring that the transition to electric is not penalised.

T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks for sharing!