The UK should adopt a risk-based approach to biofuel policies until a deeper understanding of the environmental issues has been established, the Royal Academy of Engineering has warned.
In its report, the Sustainability of Liquid Biofuels, published on 14 July, the academy urged the government to adopts several priorities in UK biofuel production to minimise environmental harm.
It also noted that the UK will need to decide on its national policies and their relationship to EU biofuels directives and regulations.