Energy Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) (Continued) – in the House of Lords at 9:45 pm on 28 March 2023.
Moved by Lord Callanan
58: After Clause 113, insert the following new Clause—“Treatment of recycled carbon fuel and nuclear-derived fuel as renewable transport fuelAfter section 131C of the Energy Act 2004 insert—“131D Recycled carbon fuel and nuclear-derived fuel(1) An RTF order may—(a) designate as recycled carbon fuel a description of liquid or gaseous fuel which is produced wholly from waste derived from a fossil source of energy;(b) designate as nuclear-derived fuel a description of liquid or gaseous fuel which is produced wholly using, or by a process powered wholly by, nuclear fuel.(2) Where a designation under subsection (1) is in force, the recycled carbon fuel or nuclear-derived fuel is to be treated for the purposes of this Chapter and any RTF order as renewable transport fuel.””Member's explanatory statementThis amendment, which inserts a new clause in Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Bill, provides for recycled carbon fuel and fuel derived from nuclear energy to be treated as a renewable transport fuel for the purposes of renewable transport fuel obligations under Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2004.
Amendment 58 agreed.
