National Policy Frameworks for the Market Development of Alternative Fuels and their Infrastructure
14100
From 2015 to 2017
In 2013, the European Commission introduced a clean energy in transport package, with guidelines for Member States to develop national policy frameworks for alternative fuel infrastructure. TML supported the European Commission in the design and evaluation of these frameworks and helped establish the Sustainable Transport Forum.
In January 2013, the European Commission adopted a "Clean Power for Transport package" that aims to facilitate the development of a single market for alternative fuels for transport in Europe. The package includes two main things: first, a Communication to the European Parliament, The Council, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and the Committee of the Regions (COTER) that lays out a comprehensive European alternative fuels strategy for the long-term substitution of oil as energy source in all transport modes. Second, a Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure which was adopted in 22 October 2014.
The Directive requires Member States to adopt national policy frameworks for the market development of alternative fuels and their infrastructure. It sets binding targets for the build-up of alternative fuel infrastructure, including common technical specifications. Furthermore it defines the way of fuel labelling at refuelling points and on vehicles to ensure clarity in the consumer information on vehicle/fuel compatibility. Member States have to submit their national policy frameworks by 18 November 2016 to the European Commission.
In this project, we assisted the European Commission support Member States in the design and preparation of their national policy frameworks. We did so by providing them with guidelines and later supporting them in the assessment of those national frameworks. The work consisted mainly of collecting policy data, drafting guidelines for the preparation of national policy frameworks and tools to assess these frameworks, and setting up a technical secretariat to establish the new Sustainable Transport Forum. This secretariat merges two expert groups, namely the Future Transport Fuel group and the Joint Expert Group of Transportation and Environment.
In January 2013, the European Commission adopted a "Clean Power for Transport package" that aims to facilitate the development of a single market for alternative fuels for transport in Europe. The package includes two main things: first, a Communication to the European Parliament, The Council, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and the Committee of the Regions (COTER) that lays out a comprehensive European alternative fuels strategy for the long-term substitution of oil as energy source in all transport modes. Second, a Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure which was adopted in 22 October 2014.
The Directive requires Member States to adopt national policy frameworks for the market development of alternative fuels and their infrastructure. It sets binding targets for the build-up of alternative fuel infrastructure, including common technical specifications. Furthermore it defines the way of fuel labelling at refuelling points and on vehicles to ensure clarity in the consumer information on vehicle/fuel compatibility. Member States have to submit their national policy frameworks by 18 November 2016 to the European Commission.
In this project, we assisted the European Commission support Member States in the design and preparation of their national policy frameworks. We did so by providing them with guidelines and later supporting them in the assessment of those national frameworks. The work consisted mainly of collecting policy data, drafting guidelines for the preparation of national policy frameworks and tools to assess these frameworks, and setting up a technical secretariat to establish the new Sustainable Transport Forum. This secretariat merges two expert groups, namely the Future Transport Fuel group and the Joint Expert Group of Transportation and Environment.
