# The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009, Paragraph 2: The greenhouse gas emission criteria


Where bioliquid is used to generate electricity, it meets the greenhouse gas emission criteria if—
(a) the greenhouse gas emissions from its use are lower, by at least the relevant percentage, than the greenhouse gas emissions from the use of fossil fuel; or
(b) the bioliquid was—
(i) produced by an installation that was producing bioliquid on 23rd January 2008; and
(ii) used to generate electricity before 1st April 2013.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/140/schedule/A1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-scotland-order-2009/schedule-A1/paragraph-2
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