Factsheet: Fuel quality directive (Dir. 2009/30/EC)

Fuel quality directive (Dir. 2009/30/EC)

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›EU28

Description:

The Fuel Quality Directive of 2009 amends a number of elements of the petrol and diesel specifications as well as introducing in Article 7a a requirement on fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of energy supplied for road transport (Low Carbon Fuel Standard). In addition the Directive establishes sustainability criteria (see also Renewable Energy Directive) that must be met by biofuels if they are to count towards the greenhouse gas intensity reduction obligation.

Goal/Aim:

Reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of road transport fuels.

Type (and subtype) :

Regulatory (binding) instruments›Requirements

Sector/Topic targeted:

Status:

In force

Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives

Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Not Relevant

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Not Relevant

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Not Relevant

Building competitive biobased industries:

Not Relevant

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Not Relevant

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Not Relevant

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Not Relevant

Availability of financial resources:

Not Relevant

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Not Relevant

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Not Relevant

Contact References

Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):

Fuel Quality Directive - Directive 2009/30/EC amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC)

Links:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/transport/fuel.htm

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ%3AL%3A2009%3A140%3A0088...

Responsible Authority:

DG Environment

Contact of Responsible Authority:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/index_en.htm

Completed by:

VITO

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Biofuels (transport)

Value Chain:

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

2009

Comments

Environmental Sustainability Requirements:

- Sustainability criteria (see RED). - Life cycle GHG calculation; land use criteria; cross-compliance.

Efficiency Requirements:

Greenhouse gas emissions in the (fossil) value chain are directly linked with energy consumption

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