Biofuels' Sustainability

Biofuels’ sustainability criteria are ruled by the Act 2010:598 on sustainability criteria for biofuels and liquid biofuels. The Act 2010:598 transposed the EU Renewable Energy Directive‘s Articles 17, 18 and 19 in relation to the sustainability criteria, verification and GHG emission accounting.

As of July 1, 2019, Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD) was reclassified from a residue to a “co-product” which requires its traceability and information on GHG emissions induced during farming. In essence, this means its GHG emission performance is similar to that of biofuel produced from palm oil. It is possible to transfer GHG emissions from one obliged party to another.

Please note that additional GHG emission requirements are mentioned in the chapter on the life cycle GHG