'Revenue certainty': Government commits to new mechanism to drive sustainable aviation fuel production

James Murray
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Energy Bill includes plans for new consultation on how to boost production and uptake of low carbon aviation fuels

The Department for Transport (DfT) has today pledged to launch a new consultation on plans for a 'revenue certainty mechanism' designed to encourage the development of new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)...

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