UK biofuels farmers receive Red Tractor scheme boost

摘要

A biofuels scheme has gained European approval so that UK feedstocks can now have Red Tractor status. The proposal, named The Red Tractor Crops and Sugar Beet Scheme, will ensure traceability on feedstocks back to individual UK farms and has been backed by the European Commission. The scheme hopes to give crop and sugar beet producers a boost in the biofuels market while keeping the burden of new EU regulations to a minimum by offering a route for farmers to demonstrate they meet sustainability requirements for biofuels crops under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).