RED III (proposed)

On July 14, 2021, the European Commission (EC) published a proposal amending the EU Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2001 (RED II) of December 11, 2018 and the Fuel Quality Directive 98/70/EC (FQD) as amended. Abbreviated as RED III, the proposal is one of the legislative measures that the EU aims to apply to meet the increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target of 55% by 2030 compared to 1990. The proposal has to be approved by the Council of Europe and European Parliament (EP). This process can take about 1.5 to 2 years.

Table below summarizes the key changes proposed in RED III for the transport sector.