T-1B4b-TE-3 - Biofuel for LNG marine freight transport

TBD

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: .

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-1B4b-A-2 - Liquefied natural gas sea freight

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description

YAML Specification

sustainability: amber
version: 2.0.0
type: resourceShift
longName: Alter the proportion of LBG in LNG for marine freight transport.
shortName: Biofuel LNG marine freight transport
description: Increase the proportion of liquefied biogas in liquefied gas mix
unitOfMeasure: percent
cohort:
  expression: '1'
resourcesToUpdate:
  from: resource_proportion_liquefied_natural_gas_shipping_freight
  to: resource_proportion_liquefied_bio_gas_shipping_freight
carbonCausalChains:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: lng_shipping_freight
cobenefits:
- air_quality