The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2024

Amendment of Schedule 1

9.—(1) Schedule 1 (sustainability criteria) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2(1), in the table (compliance with the sustainability criteria)—

(a) in the third row of the second column, after “wastes”, insert “of biological origin”;

(b) for the sixth row of the second column, substitute—

“Any feedstock not falling within entries 1 to 5 or 7”;

(c) after entry number 6, insert—

“7

Wastes of fossil origin

The GHG emission saving threshold and the sustainable waste management criteria”.

(3) After paragraph 2(3), insert—

“(4) Wastes of fossil origin meet the sustainable waste management criteria if the renewable transport fuel supplier provides evidence, by reference to the guidance published by the Administrator under article 15(1)(m), that satisfies the Administrator that adequate monitoring or management plans are in place to address the local environmental impacts caused as a result of sourcing or processing the waste.”;

(4) In paragraph 4 (minimum emission saving)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), after RFNBO, insert “or a recycled carbon fuel.”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after RFNBO, insert “or a recycled carbon fuel.”;

(c) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—

“(c) the minimum GHG emission saving from the use of an amount of recycled carbon fuel is determined by reference to guidance published by the Administrator under article 15(1)(m).”