T-1B4b-TE-4 - Biofuel for 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.

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-1 - Sea freight

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description

YAML Specification

sustainability: amber
version: 2.0.0
type: resourceShift
longName: Alter the proportion of biomarine diesel in marine diesel for marine freight
  transport.
shortName: Biofuel marine freight transport
description: Increase the proportion of marine biodiesel in marine diesel
unitOfMeasure: percent
cohort:
  expression: '1'
resourcesToUpdate:
  from: resource_proportion_marine_diesel
  to: resource_proportion_marine_biodiesel
carbonCausalChains:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: ship_freight
cobenefits:
- air_quality