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Assarmatori renews its criticism of the EU Commission's proposal to decarbonize shipping
Hearing of the Secretary General of the association at the Department of European Policies of the Presidency of the Council
February 2, 2022
Remembering that with the package "Fit for 55" the European Union intends to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030 of greenhouse gases and achieve carbon neutrality in 2050, Rossi pointed out that these are targets for shipping significantly more stringent and closer in the time compared to those, already challenging, recently outlined by the International Maritime Organization.
The secretary of Assarmatori explained that the technologies currently available and that, particularly in Italy, the current (and also prospective in the medium term) production and storage do not guarantee quantities green fuels required within the deadlines proposed by the Commission and moreover also the replacement of fleets requires times hardly compatible with those hypothesized.
'In terms of the technology available - clarified Rossi - neither hydrogen nor ammonia are immediately viable alternatives and only 12% of ships under construction worldwide provides engines with dual-fuel, with a second fuel that in most cases is LNG, a fuel that today and also in perspective is immediately available to ensure the energy transition'.
"In conclusion - continued Rossi - the hurried adoption of sanctioning measures in the absence of alternatives to use of fossil fuels, as we want to do with the extension to the ETS (Emission Trading System) shipping or deletion of the exemption on excise duties, would only have the effect of increasing the cost of transport to the detriment of the end user, without any proportionate counterpart for the community and for the environment. That of the ecological transition - concluded the secretary of Assarmatori - it is a great challenge that requires a serious scientific approach before taking measures to changing the paradigm of maritime transport by altering, especially in our country, the economic balance that guarantees the right to movement of persons as well as the exercise activities on the islands, especially tourism'.
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Remembering that with the package "Fit for 55" the European Union intends to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030 of greenhouse gases and achieve carbon neutrality in 2050, Rossi pointed out that these are targets for shipping significantly more stringent and closer in the time compared to those, already challenging, recently outlined by the International Maritime Organization.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
