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Implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) in COUNTRY NAME.
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| EU biofuel policy tracker: Implementation of the EU's Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) in: Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Ireland • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • The Netherlands • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • United Kingdom (Template for country information) | |
- Note: Information believed to be current as of 1 October 2011.
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Overview of the EU Directives
Overview of the two European Union Directives.
Renewable Energy Directive (RED)
- The Renewable Energy Directive sets mandates for the use of renewable energy in the European Union. This includes a mandatory target for European Member States that 10% of energy in land transport should be from renewable sources by 2020. This renewable energy could be in any form, such as hydrogen or electricity, but it is widely expected that the bulk of the target will be met by the use of biofuels. The Directive includes sustainability criteria (mirrored in the Fuel Quality Directive) that put a minimum threshold on the direct emissions savings from biofuels based on a lifecycle analysis methodology described in the directive, and define categories of high biodiversity and high carbon land that must not be converted for biofuels production. The Directive puts an obligation on European Member States to enforce both the overall targets and the sustainability conditions, and so the legal requirements on economic operators may vary from Member State to Member State. See Renewable Energy Directive.
- The Fuel Quality Directive includes a mandatory target that the carbon intensity of transport fuel supplied in Europe should be reduced by 6% in 2020 compared to the baseline. It is anticipated that the bulk of this saving will be achieved with biofuels, but electric vehicles and other low carbon vehicle technologies may also be important. There may also be recognition available for reduced emissions intensity from fossil fuel supply, such as by reduced flaring emissions. The 6% target is intended to be achievable by any economic operator supplying all of its mandated 10% renewable energy under the Renewable Energy Directive as biofuel with an average carbon saving of 60%. See Fuel Quality Directive.
Overview
Policy name(s)
Type of policy
Implementing authority
Year introduced
Status
Scheme website
Targets
Legally obligated parties, opt-in parties and compliance pathways
Sustainability
Greenhouse gas emissions
Life-cycle analysis (LCA)
Grandfathering
GHG emissions from ILUC
Mandatory environmental criteria on land types
Additional environmental and social reporting requirements
System for verifying carbon and sustainability claims
Reporting system
Double reward for cellulosic biofuels, use of wastes and residues
Eligible feedstocks
Credit trading
Aviation and shipping
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