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Division 1 F1

United Kingdom

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Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of biofuels shall be calculated as:

E = e ec + e l + e p + e td + e u – e sca – e ccs – e ccr – e ee

where

E

  • total emissions from the use of the fuel;

    • e ec

  • emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials;

    • e l

  • annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land use change;

    • e p

  • emissions from processing;

    • e td

  • emissions from transport and distribution;

    • e u

  • emissions from the fuel in use;

    • e sca

  • emission savings from soil carbon accumulation via improved agricultural management;

    • e ccs

  • emission savings from carbon capture and geological storage;

    • e ccr

  • emission savings from carbon capture and replacement; and

    • e ee

  • emission savings from excess electricity from cogeneration.

    • Emissions from the manufacture of machinery and equipment shall not be taken into account.

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    Textual amendments

    F1

    Substituted by Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC (Text with EEA relevance).