Reading List

Regulations / Rulebooks

RED II (EU renewable energy rules incl. biofuels sustainability)

• RED II legal text (Directive (EU) 2018/2001, EUR-Lex)

RED III (RED update / tightening)

• RED III amendment legal text (Directive (EU) 2023/2413, EUR-Lex)

• Commission explainer hub (Renewable Energy Directive)

FuelEU Maritime

• FuelEU legal text (Regulation (EU) 2023/1805, EUR-Lex)

• Commission overview page

EU ETS (incl. maritime)

• Legal amendment bringing shipping into EU ETS (Directive (EU) 2023/959, EUR-Lex)

• Commission ETS shipping hub

UK ETS

• UK ETS policy overview (GOV.UK)

• UK ETS technical guidance collection (GOV.UK)

LCFS (California)

• LCFS program page (CARB)

RFS (US Renewable Fuel Standard)

• RFS overview (US EPA)

Certifications + “what MRV is”

ISCC EU (certification scheme used for RED compliance)

• ISCC EU scheme page

• EU “Voluntary schemes” (how sustainability compliance is verified under EU rules)

MRV (what it is in shipping, specifically)

• EU Maritime MRV legal text (Regulation (EU) 2015/757, EUR-Lex)

• IMO fuel oil consumption data collection (IMO DCS)

New fuels explainers

Ammonia

• “Ammonia as a shipping fuel” explainer (Global Maritime Forum)

• IEA ammonia roadmap (good for production + cost context)

Methanol

• Methanol fuel in shipping (DNV overview + download)

• Methanol Institute marine fuel hub

Biomethane

• IEA intro to biogas/biomethane (clear definitions)

• European Commission biomethane page (EU policy framing)