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


Biomass meets the greenhouse gas emission criteria for solid and gaseous biomass—
(a) if the greenhouse gas emissions from its use are equal to, or less than, the relevant target; or
(b) if—
(i) the biomass is used by a post-2013 dedicated biomass station or the biomass is used to generate electricity after 1st April 2020;
(ii) the greenhouse gas emissions from its use are equal to, or less than, the relevant ceiling; and
(iii) the biomass is used in an obligation period in which the average greenhouse gas emissions from the relevant biomass used by the station to generate electricity during that obligation period are equal to, or less than, the relevant target.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/140/schedule/A1A/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-scotland-order-2009/schedule-A1A/paragraph-2
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