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European Union (Renewable Energy) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 115 of 2019).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Renewable energy Bioenergy Biofuel Pollution control
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the European Union (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2014 by the insertion of regulation 22A, which requires the Minister to cause a report to be made to the European Commission of the amounts of biofuels and bioliquids in energy units corresponding to each category of feedstock group specified in Schedule 6 taken into account by the State for the purpose of complying with the targets set out in paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 3 and the first subparagraph of Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28. The new Schedule 6 specifies provisional estimated indirect land-use change emissions from biofuel and bioliquid feedstocks and biofuels and bioliquids for which the estimated indirect land-use change emissions are considered to be zero.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Renewable energy, Basic legislation, EIA, Climate change, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

European Communities (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 483 of 2014).

Legislation | Ireland | 2014

Keyword: Renewable energy, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Ecosystem preservation, Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX