The government has launched a public consultation on the level of renewable energy in road transport fuels.

This move forms part of the Climate Action Plan, which sets out over 180 actions to take in every Department and every sector to achieve 2030 targets, putting Ireland on a trajectory to meet net zero emissions by 2050.

Publishing the consultation, Environment Minister Richard Bruton said: "We must radically reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and transition to more sustainable, low carbon alternatives. Since the start of this year, we have increased the biofuel obligation from 8% to 10% by volume, with a further increase coming in January which will bring it to 11% by volume. As a result of these measures, the use of biofuels will reduce emissions by an estimated 500,000 tonnes every year. This is equivalent to taking almost 150,000 cars off the road. We must build on that significant progress and see how we can further contribute to reducing emissions through the use of sustainable biofuels."

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Views will be sought on the level of renewable energy in the transport sector in 2030, the introduction of an additional obligation for advanced biofuels, technical challenges and cost impacts.

The public consultation will be open until 15 November 2019. It can be accessed here.

(CM/JG)