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SeeverkehrDo emissions from biofuels or other alternative fuels, including RCFs and RFNBOs, require allowances to be surrendered?

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Biomass and renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs) and recycled carbon fuels (RCFs) are to be treated equally in the various ETS sectors. Therefore, compliance obligations for the use of such fuels are the same in all sectors covered by the EU ETS 1 including aviation and shipping.

Currently, emissions resulting from the combustion of sustainable biofuels that fulfil the sustainability criteria of the Renewable Energy Directive have an emission factor of zero within the EU ETS 1. A specific regulation dealing with RFNBOs and RCFs will be specified by an implementing act.

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