6 January 2026 – Implementing Decision EU 2026/53 recognises the greenhouse gas emission data submitted by Slovakia for the cultivation of wheat and sorghum across its NUTS 3 regions as accurate. Under the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive EU 2018/2001, RED II), biofuels, bioliquids, and biomass fuels must demonstrate minimum GHG savings compared to fossil fuels to count toward EU renewable energy targets. Emission calculations can use either the default values set out in the Directive’s annexes or, where recognised by the Commission as Accurate, country or region-specific values that better reflect local agricultural conditions.
Following the declaration of Slovakia’s greenhouse data as accurate, economic operators producing or supplying biofuels or biomass fuels derived from wheat or sorghum cultivated in Slovakia may now use the Slovakia-specific regional figures in their GHG savings calculations in place of the Directive’s generic default values, as long as the cultivation takes place in the relevant NUTS 3 region.
These values vary considerably by region, with total wheat cultivation emissions ranging from 269.66kg CO₂eq/tonne in Trnava to 482.94 kg CO₂eq/tonne in Prešov; sorghum figures range from 215.27 kg CO₂eq/tonne in Trenčín to 579.62 kg CO₂eq/tonne in Prešov. No data is available for sorghum cultivation in the Žilina region.
