Sustainable Fuel

We believe that biofuels should be produced in a sustainable and carbon efficient way. Certain biofuel suppliers have already adopted voluntary auditing and certification schemes to guarantee the CO2 emission savings generated by the biofuels they supply.

We believe that schemes of this nature should be actively encouraged in order to ensure that the CO2 savings incurred by switching fuel consumption from conventional fossil fuels to biofuels can be accurately measured and credited accordingly. Such schemes can also help to ensure that biofuels are sustainably sourced.

One of the primary benefits and differences between 1st and 2nd generation biofuel is that 2nd generation biofuel can be made from a variety of feedstocks, and by using agricultural and forestry by-products rather than main crops. This creates significant additional benefits in terms of CO2 and land use efficiencies.