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UK left behind in the move to greener diesel

8th November 2007
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The EC warns that the UK has fallen behind in the move to low-sulphur

fuels. Keith Nuthall reports.

THE UK HAS to play catch-up was complicated because the UK with many of its EL; competitors fuel distribution network can only over the introduction of sulphuraccommodate a single grade of free fuels, according to a European diesel",preventing small introduc Commission report. tory sales of sulphur-free diesel.

The UK Petroleum Industry The report shows other countries Association expects Britain to do not suffer such difficulties.

switch to sulphur-free fuels by a Germany has switched entirely to 2009 EU deadline, but in June the sulphur-free fuel,with 31bn litres of government admitted the issue petrol and 34bn litres of diesel sold in 2005.S weden, Denmark. Finland also switched entirely to sulphur-free fuels by 2005.

And Austria, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Estonia and Poland were selling both sulphur-free and low-sulphur kids.

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