Renault Group has signed up to participate in United European Car Carriers’ (UECC) Sail for Change (S4C) fuel-switching programme, making it the fifth automotive manufacturer to join the pioneering initiative that has seen major reductions in emissions through bunkering of bio-LNG on UECC vessels. Pilot shipments of Renault vehicles started on 1 July 2025 from Zeebrugge, Belgium, to Esbjerg, Denmark, under S4C, which UECC estimates will result in an annual saving of 1 million kg (1000 t) of Scope 3 CO 2 emissions for the French car maker. UECC has been able to avoid surcharges for its customers as its eco-friendly fleet is generating a compliance surplus under FuelEU Maritime that can be monetised through the pooling mechanism of the regulation. And this surplus is set to continue long into the future with increasing adoption of alternative fuels that are expected to account for 58% of the company’s fuel use by 2030. Edvardsen concluded: “The success of the Sail for Change programme shows that it is hitting a sweet spot in the market amid regulatory pressure that represents a commercial driver for sustainability, proving that this is a key competitive differentiator both for UECC and its customers.”