biofuelshas the same meaning as in Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.
greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energymeans the total mass of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas emissions associated with the fuel or energy supplied, divided by the total energy content of the fuel or energy supplied (for fuel, expressed as its low heating value);
heavily contaminated landmeans land that is unfit for the cultivation of food and feed due to soil contamination.
life cycle greenhouse gas emissionsmeans all net emissions of CO2, CH4 and N2O that can be assigned to the fuel (including any blended components) or energy supplied.
Member States with low ambient summer temperaturesmeans Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and the United Kingdom;
severely degraded landmeans land that, for a significant period of time, has either been significantly salinated or presented significantly low organic matter content and been severely eroded;
suppliermeans the entity responsible for passing fuel or energy through an excise duty point or, if no excise is due, any other relevant entity designated by a Member State;