T-1B1b-TE-3 - Biofuel for petrol heavy trucks

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: M-1A-11 - Alternative Fuels for Vehicles.

Sustainable biofuels are produced from biomass, such as arable crops, food waste or residues from the forest industry. Since biomass has accumulated carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during its growth, and release emissions during natural degradation in any case, emissions from biofuels are assumed to be zero. However, biofuel vehicles still cause particulate emissions.

Sustainability Category: Amber

This transition element has only moderate climate impact but may be necessary for maintaining urban needs, with a clear pathway to decarbonization. While not aligned with net-zero targets, this transition element is actively improving the emissions profile and represents intermediate performance on the path to sustainability.

Transition Element

⁠	⁠
Shift type:	Resource Shift
Operations:	tonne_km
Activity measure:	percent
Activity conversion:	1

Activities

⁠	Improves:
	T-1B1b-A-1 - Petrol HGV

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description

YAML Specification

sustainability: amber
version: 2.0.0
type: resourceShift
longName: Alter the proportion of ethanol in petrol for heavy trucks.
shortName: Biofuel petrol heavy trucks
description: Increase the proportion of ethanol in petrol
unitOfMeasure: percent
cohort:
  expression: '1'
resourcesToUpdate:
  from: resource_proportion_petrol_heavy_trucks
  to: resource_proportion_ethanol_heavy_trucks
carbonCausalChains:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: petrol_heavy_trucks
cobenefits:
- air_quality