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A new report has rubbished the idea of chip fat becoming a renewable replacement for fossil fuels in cars because the majority of used cooking oil supplies in the UK are imported across the world and could be linked to deforestation. Nearly half of the used cooking oil supplied to the UK last year came from China, with 224million tonnes being imported, says green transport campaign group, Transport & Environment. Another 49million tonnes was imported from Malaysia, which alone is more than what was produced by UK households and business that year. 'Countries that would use used cooking oils f...

A new study questions the sustainability of used cooking oil imports into Europe to make biodiesel.

Advertising campaigns focus on a romantic image of the SUV as the car of the great outdoors. Photograph: PA/handout The stereotype of the Chelsea tractor, the derogatory term used to describe the tendency of the London middle classes to use 4x4 vehicles for the school run, is based on reality, according to new figures. Promoted by carmakers and advertisers as a vehicle that takes you back to nature, new data shows that SUVs, which produce much greater CO2 emissions than most other cars, are most popular in affluent urban areas such as Kensi...

Car manufacturers and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have been accused of “scaremongering” in their efforts to lobby the UK Government over its 2030 ban on diesel and petrol cars.

Written submissions from Government consultation reveal automotive industry’s fears about the 2040 ban being brought forward