Lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction target

The Renewable Transport Fuels and greenhouse gas (GHG) Emissions Regulations 2018 set the obligation for fuel suppliers to reduce GHG life cycle emissions of fuel per unit of energy from transport, by a mandatory 6% by December 31, 2020 and an additional indicative 4%, compared to the reference value of 88.45 g CO2eq/MJ.

The sectors applicable to this target are road and non-road machinery.

The following measures may be counted towards the target:

Fuel suppliers can buy-out of their GHG reduction obligations by paying a buy-out of GBP 7.4 (EUR 8.90) per kg of CO2 emitted above the reduction targ