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RED II
On December 21, 2018, the EU’s Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (RED II) on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast of RED I) was published in Official Journal. It sets the legislative framework for the renewable energy target in transportation for the period until the end of 2030. It is composed of the following elements:
    •14% renewable energy target for the transportation sector at member state level can be decreased (by maximum 7%) if the share of biofuels produced from land-based feedstocks is smaller than 7%
    •High ILUC risk biofuels (produced from feedstocks such as palm oil) should be halted at the member state level as from 2019. From 2023 their contribution towards the renewable energy share target for the transportation sector should start decreasing and rea
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