This briefing, co-authored by Raffaele Piria (Ecologic Institute), analyzes the contents of the two Delegated Acts (DA) adopted by the European Commission on 10 February 2023. These provide detailed rules on the conditions under which electricity used to produce hydrogen may be counted as fully renewable according to European Union (EU) law, and on the methodology for assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings from hydrogen-based renewable fuels (so-called renewable fuels of non-biological origin, RFNBOs) and for recycled carbon fuels (RCFs).

In collaboration with the International PtX Hub, we analyze the emerging EU and international regimes and develop recommendations on GHG accounting and PtX sustainability. In a series of bilateral online workshops, we provide guidance to policy makers and other stakeholders from Chile, Colombia, India, Jordan and other countries of the MENA region, Namibia, South Africa, Uruguay and Vietnam.