European Biogas Association slams European Parliament for not including renewable fuels in heavy duty vehicle standards

In Belgium, the European Parliament adopted its Report on the Revision of Regulation EU 2019/1242 on Tuesday setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles, a milestone legislation to curb the segment emissions. The European Biogas Association welcomes the European Parliament recognition of biomethane’ significant contribution to the decarbonization of the sector by introducing a CO2 Neutral Fuel definition in line with the sustainability criteria of the Renewable Energy Directive. Regrettably, the adopted Report does not include a mechanism to account for the contribution of renewable fuels, such as biomethane, in the decarbonization of the transport sector. Transport operators and vehicle manufacturers should be provided with a legislative framework that encourages them to consider cleaner fuel alternatives to fossil fuels immediately available today. Sustainable biomethane as a transport fuel provides a ready-available, local and cost-competitive renewable alternative to conventional transport fuels, representing a key solution in the transition towards a climate neutral economy and able even to achieve negative emissions necessary to attain the EU climate neutrality targets.

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