@TECHREPORT{oei_3131,
ota_publtyp = {Bericht},
oei_publtyp = {Studie},
title = {An outline of sustainability criteria for synthetic fuels used in transport},
author = {Joß Bracker and Christof Timpe},
year = {2017},
language = {en},
url = {https://www.oeko.de/fileadmin/oekodoc/Sustainability-criteria-for-synthetic-fuels.pdf},
abstract = {If relevant volumes of hydrogen and synthetic fuels are to be used in  the European transport sector until 2030, there is a need for  sustainability criteria for these fuels to ensure their environmental  benefit. Such criteria should not only address CO2 emission savings but  also broader aspects of sustainability such as the use of natural  resources (e.g. water and land) and social impacts (e.g. land right  issues and welfare of local population in production countries). As  electricity-based synthetic methane can also be used in other sectors  (e.g. for heating), the development of sustainability criteria is not  only relevant for transport but also for the climate policy framework of  other sectors. This policy paper sets out the most important issues which should be  addressed by such criteria and outlines possible criteria approaches.  For the development of a concrete criteria set, a much more thorough  assessment of the relevant issues is necessary than it is possible in  this short paper. The analysis in this paper concentrates on the  sustainability aspects of the production of liquid synthetic fuels  (methanol, liquid hydrocarbons), with most arguments also applying to  hydrogen.},
keywords = {Energie & Klimaschutz}
}