Understanding Sustainable Biofuels, Low Carbon Fuel Programs & Book-and-Claim Systems (16 & 18 September 2026)

Key Learning Outcomes

Develop the knowledge and practical understanding of sustainable biofuels, low carbon fuel programmes, and Book-and-Claim systems.

1. Understand the fundamentals of biofuels, including key types, feedstocks, production pathways, and their role in transport decarbonisation.
2. Understand the principles of biofuel sustainability, including land use considerations, environmental impacts, and the food vs fuel debate.
3. Apply lifecycle assessment and carbon accounting concepts, including Well-to-Tank, Tank-to-Wheel, and Well-to-Wheel emissions, to evaluate biofuel sustainability.
4. Identify and interpret key certification schemes (ISCC, RSB, REDcert) and sustainability documentation, including Proof of Sustainability, Proof of Compliance, and Sustainability Declarations.
5. Understand the main policy instruments and incentive mechanisms shaping the biofuel and low carbon fuel markets, including RED III, FuelEU Maritime, ReFuelEU Aviation, CORSIA, and key regional schemes.
6. Understand the principles of Chain of Custody and Book-and-Claim systems, and how environmental attributes are separated, tracked, and allocated across the value chain.
7. Apply the Smart Freight Centre MBM Framework and understand its Conformity Assessment Scheme for validating market-based measures.
8. Identify integrity principles underpinning credible environmental claims, including additionality, double counting, and traceability.