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The EU Parliament votes in favour of including maritime and road transport in the European Emissions Trading Scheme
ECSA's satisfaction with the transfer of costs to the commercial operators of the vessels and the creation of a sectoral fund. Also applauded by Transport & Environment
June 22, 2022
Satisfaction with the inclusion of maritime transport and of road transport in the EU carbon market, two weeks after voting in favour of extending the ETS to all air flights, was expressed by the organization non-governmental Transport & Environment (T&E), which has urged governments to adopt an equally ambitious position in the framework of the European Council meeting to be held at the end of the month.
T&E pointed out that today the European Parliament voted in favour of the inclusion in the EU carbon market of all ships of more than 400 gross tonnage and ships offshore, such as those serving offshore gas plants and oil, with maritime transport that will have to pay for all polluting greenhouse gases - CO2, methane and nitrous oxide - when ships sail within the EU and for 50% of the travel outside the EU until 2027. After this date the scope of the European carbon market will be automatically extended to 100% of ships entering and leaving European ports. Transport & Environment, however, complained that European lawmakers bowed to pressure by including exemptions for ships classified as suitable for sailing in waters with ice and for ships travelling to the outermost regions, delaying thus the decarbonization of these naval units.
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Satisfaction with the inclusion of maritime transport and of road transport in the EU carbon market, two weeks after voting in favour of extending the ETS to all air flights, was expressed by the organization non-governmental Transport & Environment (T&E), which has urged governments to adopt an equally ambitious position in the framework of the European Council meeting to be held at the end of the month.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
