Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC

[F1Disaggregated default values for cultivation: e ec as defined in Part C of this Annex U.K.

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Not including animal oil produced from animal by-products classified as category 3 material in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.]

Biofuel production pathway Typical greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ) Default greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ)
Sugar beet ethanol 12 12
Wheat ethanol 23 23
Corn (maize) ethanol, Community produced 20 20
Sugar cane ethanol 14 14
The part from renewable sources of ETBE Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used
The part from renewable sources of TAEE Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used
Rape seed biodiesel 29 29
Sunflower biodiesel 18 18
Soybean biodiesel 19 19
Palm oil biodiesel 14 14
Waste vegetable or animal a oil biodiesel 0 0
Hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed 30 30
Hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower 18 18
Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil 15 15
Pure vegetable oil from rape seed 30 30
Biogas from municipal organic waste as compressed natural gas 0 0
Biogas from wet manure as compressed natural gas 0 0
Biogas from dry manure as compressed natural gas 0 0