The Conservative Party has called for the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to be suspended following a further spate of reports and publicity questioning the environmental benefits of biofuels.

The Shadow Environment Secretary Peter Ainsworth said: "It is utter madness to impose quotas for the use of biofuels without ensuring that they can be obtained from sustainable sources. There is a real risk that the British taxpayer will be contributing to the destruction of the rainforest and rising world food prices in the name of the environment. This would be worse than counter-productive."

In the same press release, Theresa Villiers, the Shadow Transport Secretary, also called for the RTFO to be suspended: "Mrs Kelly has signalled a partial retreat by announcing her biofuels review but we still do not have the clear guarantees we need. Her review is too little, too late. The RTFO will be up and running before the review has even concluded".


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