The recently adopted implementing rules for the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) include the possibility for fuel suppliers to use upstream emissions reductions (UERs) to reach the 6% decarbonisation target.
This briefing contains T&E’s recommendations for European Commission guidelines on UERs under the FQD. It outlines how the rules are vague and, without robust guidance by the European Commission and restrictions by member states, there is a risk of double counted and non-additional offset credits being used for compliance, seriously undermining the FQD’s effectiveness.
Scania, MAN, Volvo Trucks, Daimler, IVECO and Ford sent a letter to EU Commissioners asking to delay Europe’s transition to zero emission trucks.
Fossil fuel companies made €180bn in taxable profits in the EU in the two years following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Fossil fuel companies made €180bn in taxable profits in the EU in the two years following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine