GHG Quota Act sets long-term framework for more biofuels and climate protection

Torsten Krawczyk, Chairman of the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP), has called for swift deliberation and decision-making on the amendment to the GHG Quota Act.
The Act is intended to transpose the amended Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) into national law, thereby creating a long-term framework for biofuels. The implementation deadline expired at the end of May.
The UFOP chairman described the delay in inter-ministerial coordination, particularly on the part of the Federal Environment Ministry, as incomprehensible and irresponsible.
For the entire supply chain, from cultivation and processing by biofuel producers to companies in the mineral oil industry that are subject to quotas, it is very important that the law comes into force on 1 January, at the start of the new quota year.
The German parliament Bundestagand the second chamber Bundesrat are now called upon to compensate for this delay so that the measures to prevent fraud can come into force quickly.

Krawczyk welcomed the continuation of the defossilisation strategy provided for in the draft law, with a gradual increase in the GHG quota obligation to 53% by 2040.
The electrification of drive systems in combination with the targeted use of low-CO₂ alternative fuels must determine the strategy for this commitment period.
At the same time, UFOP expects that the law will also eliminate an important incentive for fraud by double counting biofuels from certain types of waste. Sustainable biofuels with a binding greenhouse gas footprint stated in the sustainability certificate are a product that inspires confidence.
The UFOP chairman emphasised that certification must be carried out and documented by certification bodies in accordance with strict controls, not only in the EU but also in third countries.
UFOP strongly welcomes the tightening of documentation, accreditation regulations and qualification requirements for certifiers provided for in the law.