EU sets transport-service emissions accounting rules from December 2030
→Transport emissions disclosures must use the EU accounting method from December 2030
Change
The EU adopted Regulation (EU) 2026/1030 requiring transport-service greenhouse-gas emissions disclosures to follow a harmonised EN ISO 14083:2023-based accounting framework from 2 December 2030.
Why it matters
The Regulation creates a common method for disaggregated greenhouse-gas emissions accounting for freight and passenger transport services linked to the EU. Operators that calculate and disclose transport-service emissions must use the required methodology, input-data hierarchy, output metrics and transparency statement. Calculation tools, third-party databases and verification bodies also face certification, technical-quality and conformity-assessment rules.
Implications
- → Transport operators, transport service organisers and hub operators disclosing service-level emissions must calculate output data using the EN ISO 14083:2023-based EU methodology from 2 December 2030 — inconsistent calculation methods cannot be used for covered disclosures.
- → Data intermediaries disclosing transport-service emissions must apply the Regulation’s output-data and transparency rules — disclosed data must include the required statement and source information where applicable.
- → External calculation-tool developers and third-party database developers must meet certification or technical-quality requirements before their tools or default values can support Regulation-compliant emissions accounting.
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