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Low carbon fuels in transport

How using low carbon fuels can reduce transport greenhouse gas emissions.

Low carbon fuels (LCFs) are a diverse range of fuels that reduce greenhouse gas emissions across their lifecycle when compared to conventional fossil fuels.

These fuels are an important part of the UK’s transport decarbonisation strategy, particularly in sectors where alternatives like electrification are not yet viable; such as aviation, shipping, and heavy-duty road transport.

Low carbon fuels mailing list

Join the department’s low carbon fuels mailing list for the latest news and presentations from our stakeholder workshops. To join, email [email protected].

Low carbon fuels support schemes

LCFs are supported primarily through 2 government schemes, the:

  • Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO)
  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate

The RTFO and SAF Mandate require fuel suppliers to ensure that a certain amount of the fuel they supply are low carbon fuels that meet eligibility criteria set out by those schemes.

Low carbon fuels statistics and data

Low carbon fuels consultations

Low carbon fuels research and analysis

Updates to this page

Published 19 December 2024