- Renewable Fuels Agency
The Renewable Fuels Agency (or RFA is a UK
Government NDPB, created by theDepartment for Transport to implement theRenewable Transport Fuel Obligation or RTFO.The RFA will administer the monthly reporting process required of fuel companies under the RTFO, issuing Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) in proportion to the quantities of biofuels registered. [http://www.dft.gov.uk/rfa/abouttherfa.cfm About the RFA] The RenewableFuels Agency]
Function
The key stated aim of the UK government in introducing the RTFO is to reduce carbon emissions, and under the RTFO the RFA will ask fuel suppliers to report on the specific type and origin of biofuels, the compliance of biofuel crops with existing environmental and social sustainability criteria and the greenhouse gas emissions reductions achieved by using biofuels (based on an analysis of direct lifecycle contributions of crops to greenhouse gas emissions). [http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/environment/rtfo/govrecrfa.pdf Carbon and Sustainability Reporting Within the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation] The Department for Transport] The RFA will be responsible for publishing updates on the progress of the RTFO, including progress on achieving compliance with sustainability criteria, on a monthly basis, as well as quarterly reports to the Department for Transport and annual reports to parliament.
Legislation
The two pieces of legislation that relate directly to this public body and the Government policy it implements are the Energy Act 2004 [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040020_en_1 Energy Act 2004] Office of Public Sector Information] and the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Order 2007. [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/uksi_20073072_en_1 Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Order] Office of Public Sector Information]
Board
The RFA board has five members appointed by the
Secretary of State , through open competition following guidelines set out by theCommissioner for Public Appointments . [http://www.ocpa.gov.uk/ OCPA home] Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments]*The chair of the board is Professor
Ed Gallagher , previously the Chief Executive of theEnvironment Agency andNational Rivers Authority as well as the Manufacturing Director of Amersham International and the Director of Marketing and Product Development at Black and Decker. He has been the chair ofEnergywatch since 2004, and was Governor and then Chair ofMiddlesex University from 1994-2004.*Greg Archer is the Director of the
Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership . He has previously worked for the Carbon Trust and was an Associate Director ofAtkins Environment .*Dr Paul Jefferiss is currently Director of Environmental Policy at
BP . He was previously Head of Environmental Policy for theRoyal Society for the Protection of Birds . He is a Non Executive Director of theCarbon Trust and theSITA Trust , a Board Member of the Low-Carbon Vehicle Partnership and a Trustee of theNational Energy Foundation .*Gareth Llewellyn is a non-executive director of
Biffa plc where he chairs the Board's health, safety and environment committee. He is a member of faculty atCambridge University , where he speaks on climate change and energy for the Prince of Wales'sCambridge Programme for Industry . Formerly he was Global Director for Corporate Responsibility forNational Grid , a non-executive director of National Grid Property Holdings, and a Director of theUK Business Council for Sustainable Energy .*Brian White is co founder and Director of biofuel trading company, BionerG Ltd. He is currently
Chair of the National Energy Foundation , Non Executive Director ofXaviour Energy Ltd, Chair ofMilton Keynes Energy Agency and Chair of theMilton Keynes Enterprise Hub . He was Member of Parliament for North East Milton Keynes between 1997 and 2005.External links
* [http://www.dft.gov.uk/rfa Renewable Fuels Agency]
* [http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/environment/rtfo/ Renewable Tranpsort Fuel Obligation]References
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