The Natural & bio Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe) is delighted to invite you to its webinar

‘Giving Credit where Credit is due’
– A crediting scheme for renewable fuels to achieve real emission reductions in transport

which will be held online on Wednesday, 16 March 2022 from 11:30 to 13:00 CET.

With its proposal to revise the CO₂ emission standards for cars & vans and also (to come) for heavy-duty vehicles, the European Commission is setting a high level of ambition to decarbonise the European vehicle fleet. Yet, by sticking to a pure tailpipe approach to measure GHG emission reductions, the proposal fails to establish a much-needed holistic framework to decarbonise road transport and seemingly incentivises electrification as the only way forward.

However, in order to achieve rapid and considerable GHG emission reductions at a reasonable cost, all transport solutions will be needed, including the further uptake of renewable fuels such as biomethane. The inclusion of a voluntary crediting system in the regulations would provide OEMs with an additional option to fulfil their CO₂ reduction targets with additional volumes of renewable fuels.

In November, Frontier Economics published a study commissioned by NGVA Europe, together with a coalition of European associations representing the automotive, fuel and energy industries, which reviews the European Commission’s Impact Assessment of a ‘low-carbon fuel crediting system’.

During this webinar, Frontier Economics will present their view on such a scheme and the findings of their study, which will then be debated with industry representatives and policy makers.

Programme

11:30 Welcome and opening remarks

Dr Jens Andersen, Secretary General      
NGVA Europe

Statement

Massimiliano Salini, Member of the European Parliament
Shadow rapporteur on the CO₂ standards within the TRAN committee

Presentation of the study ‘Crediting System for Low-Carbon Fuels’ with Q&A    

Michael Zähringer         
Frontier Economics

Presentations  

Christian Schultze, Deputy General Manager
Mazda Motor Europe R&D

Giustino Manzo, Manager EU Affairs, Government Affairs and Transport Policy
Iveco Group N.V.

Statement

Jens Gieseke, Member of the European Parliament          
Shadow Rapporteur on the CO₂ Standards within the ENVI Committee

Q&A and discussion

13:00 Conclusion and closing remarks