Changes from plenary report to plenary report

RemovedEXPLANATORY STATEMENT

RemovedOn 11th July 2023, the Commission adopted the proposal for a Regulation on counting the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of transport services in EU (CountEmissionsEU) as part of the Greening freight transport legislative package.

RemovedGHG emissions accounting is a measure used in various economic sectors to generate GHG emissions data from specific activities of businesses and individuals. In the transport sector, transparent information on emissions of transport services empowers customers to make well-informed choices and influences business decisions of entities organising and providing these services on the market. Making reliable data on emissions available can encourage sustainability, innovation and behavioural change towards more sustainable transport options.

RemovedCountEmissionsEU provides a common framework for quantifying the GHG emissions of transport services based on an ISO standard. The objective is to improve the comparability of GHG emissions data shared in the entire multimodal transport chain. Additionally, the initiative aims to encourage economic operators and other relevant entities to increasingly adopt GHG emissions accounting, thereby contributing to the reduction of GHG emissions from transport services.

RemovedThe Commission proposal does not make GHG emissions calculation or disclosure mandatory. However, it requires entity providing or organising a transport service using the common framework laid down in this proposal when disclosing data or if other Union laws or applicable national law requires such calculation and disclosure.

RemovedISO standard 14083:2023

RemovedThe Commission is proposing as the single methodology, the new ISO standard 14083:2023, for calculating emissions from transport services. This standard is recognised worldwide, thus creating the opportunity for global alignment.

RemovedInput data

RemovedIn order to ensure comparable and accurate GHG calculation outputs, the Commission proposal prioritise the use of primary data. However, as primary data might be unattainable or prohibitively expensive for certain stakeholders, the use of secondary data, including default values, should be allowed under clear conditions. The Commission will create a harmonised set of default values that will be published in central EU databases while allowing the use of certified external databases developed by third parties. To encourage the use of primary data, the Rapporteurs make the use of primary data mandatory for all concerned entities, except for SMEs. They are also proposing that proofs of compliance issued by conformity assessment bodies should clearly specify whether concerned entities have used primary data. Finally, they plan to disclose whether external calculation tools support calculations based on primary data.

RemovedEntry into force and implementation

RemovedAs part of the review clause, the Rapporteurs ask the Commission to assess the impacts of introducing a mandatory requirement for entities providing or organising a transport service to quantify and disclose greenhouse gas emissions.