Green fuels, together with electrification, will be able to significantly reduce the problem and lead motoring on the road to climate neutrality
A recent study points out that the use of low-carbon fuels, i.e. green fuels, could contribute greatly to reduction of CO2 emissions. These fuels, together with electrification, will be able to significantly reduce the problem and lead motoring on the road to climate neutrality.
The study was commissioned by FuelsEuropean organization representing the interests of fuel refiners in Europe, and looked at the total footprint of electric vehicles and vehicles with internal combustion engines in 16 EU member states. All this, when in the European Union light vehicles (i.e. cars and trucks) currently consume approx 72% of total energy spent on transport, air transport accounts for 13% and sea transport about 12%. As far as the European Commission is concerned, the full electrification of these light vehicles is an important concern that will help achieve the goal of zero emissions by 2050.
Green fuels produce no or minimal CO2 emissions, both during production and use. They have already been added in a limited way to existing fossil fuels, but their use could increase significantly in the near future.
Electric cars alone will not help Europe meet its emissions reduction targets. The current policies of governments, but also of infrastructure, until 2030 will contribute to circulation of around 30 million electric cars, i.e. 12.5% ​​of the total fleet. Because the share of electric cars is expected to be relatively low before 2030, the use of green fuels may be an important investment reason for those involved to significantly reduce emissions by helping internal combustion engines become more ecological. For example, France, in a scenario of switching from gasoline (E5) to bioethanol (E85), would reduce emissions by 1.1 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Conventional cars (ICEs) fueled by renewable fuels (eg biofuels, green fuels) can be competitive with electric cars (EVs) in terms of emissions. Given the slow penetration of EVs in Europe’s overall vehicle fleet, the study suggests that a short-term increase in green fuel production capacity could provide a significant boost to emissions reductions, as EVs alone will not be able to help EU to achieve its 2030 target.
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