{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-2001/annex-V/division-C/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-2001/annex-V/division-C/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2018/2001",
  "legislation_title": "Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-2001",
  "path": "annex/V/division/C/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels and bioliquids shall be expressed as follows:",
  "text": "(a) greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels, E, shall be expressed in terms of grams of CO2 equivalent per MJ of fuel, g CO2eq/MJ.\n(b) greenhouse gas emissions from bioliquids, EC, in terms of grams of CO2 equivalent per MJ of final energy commodity (heat or electricity), g CO2eq/MJ.\nWhen heating and cooling are co-generated with electricity, emissions shall be allocated between heat and electricity (as under 1(b)), irrespective if the heat is used for actual heating purposes or for cooling.\nWhere the greenhouse gas emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials eec are expressed in unit g CO2eq/dry-ton of feedstock, the conversion to grams of CO2 equivalent per MJ of fuel, g CO2eq/MJ, shall be calculated as follows:\ne ec fuel a gCO 2 eq MJ fuel ec = e ec feedstock a gCO 2 eq t dry LHV a MJ feedstock t dry feedstock × Fuel feedstock factor a × Allocation factor fuel a\nwhere\nAllocation factor fuel a = Energy in fuel Energy fuel + Energy in co-products\nFuel feedstock factor a = Ratio of MJ feedstock required to make 1 MJ fuel\nEmissions per dry-ton feedstock shall be calculated as follows:\ne ec feedstock a gCO 2 eq t dry = e ec feedstock a gCO 2 eq t moist 1 − moisture content",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Heat or waste heat is used to generate cooling (chilled air or water) through absorption chillers . Therefore, it is appropriate to calculate only the emissions associated to the heat produced per MJ of heat, irrespectively if the end-use of the heat is actual heating or cooling via absorption chillers."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The formula for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials eec describes cases where feedstock is converted into biofuels in one step. For more complex supply chains, adjustments are needed for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials eec for intermediate products."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2018/2001/annex/V/division/C/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:28.979999+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}