UK Probes Green Fuel Fraud

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UK investigating fraud claims around green fuel HVO diesel

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UK government investigating HVO diesel amid claims of significant fraud, BBC has learned.

HVO is increasingly popular as a transport fuel and for powering music festivals.

Backers say it can curb carbon emissions by up to 90% as it can be made from waste materials like used cooking oil.

Whistleblowers say large amounts of these materials are not waste but instead are virgin palm oil.

UK Department for Transport says they "take the concerns raised seriously".

The European Waste -based and Advanced Biofuels Association represents the major biofuel manufacturers in the EU and UK .

The EU is about to propose a ban on ISCC certification of waste biofuels for two-and-a-half years .

The ISCC said it was "more than surprised" by the EU 's move, adding that it had been "a frontrunner in implementing the most strict and effective measures".

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