GHG methodology - Extracted from the annex to the impact assessment for the climate and energy package

Feb 2008

This document, extracted from the annex to the impact assessment for the climate and energy package, contains an assessment of methods for calculating estimated greenhouse gas emissions from transport fuels.
The Annex sets out the recommended approach to the calculation of estimated greenhouse gas emissions and the reasoning behind the choices made.
The topics covered refer to:

  • Overall approach
  • Coverage of the whole chain
  • Greenhouse gases included
  • Fossil fuels and the fossil fuel comparator
  • Co-products
  • Cogeneration and electricity
  • Land use change
  • Default values
  • ETBE

By: European Commission

 
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