Transport & Environment (T&E), the organization does not that promotes the sustainability of the European of transport, expressed appreciation for some of the proposals presented today by the European Commission for the revision of the EU ETS emissions trading system covering maritime transport, while he expressed general disappointment with the those concerning air transport ( of 17 July 2026).

In particular, T&E welcomed the proposal of the Commission to allocate 110 million ETS allowances to support sustainable marine fuels and propulsion technologies ships, since - according to the association - this provides resources for the European maritime industry to invest in environmentally friendly and scalable biofuels and in battery-powered vessels. T&E considers, however, that without clearer rules, this could lead shipping companies to continue to invest more in biofuels.

On the proposal to reduce the risk of circumvention of the EU ETS by carrying out of calls in non-EU transhipment ports, T&E has taken note whereas to address these concerns, the Commission has proposed a extension of the list of non-EU transhipment ports and noted that this means that more ports neighbouring non-EU countries, such as Tanger Med and Port Said, will be included in the EU ETS in order to further limit the incentive for ships to evade EU ports. The association noted that the Commission has also introduced the "ETS as a service", allowing third countries to obtain a share of ETS revenues if they decide to use the EU ETS for the pricing its greenhouse gas emissions.

Transport & Environment then focused on the measure proposed by the European Commission under which the shipping companies will be able to sell a number of shares lower than its own verified emissions for emissions issued until 31 December 2035 from voyages from a port of call outside the jurisdiction of a Member State to a port of port of call in the jurisdiction of a Member State, if operated by ships container carriers with a capacity of at least 10,000 TEUs, if The distance of the journey exceeds 300 nautical miles. The proposal provides that the amount of emission allowances to be surrendered for these container ships in the port of call under the jurisdiction of Member State is reduced in proportion to the share of containers, measured in TEUs, unloaded at the port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State for the sole purpose of being charged on another ship making a voyage between the same port of port of call and a port of call outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, compared to the total number of containers unloaded by the container ship. In this regard, T&E believes that by offering costs ETS lower than large container ships calling at in the EU in an effort to reduce the risk of transhipments in ports This could create dangerous loopholes and lead to a distortion of competition.

For T&E, on the other hand, the proposed revision of the EU emissions trading for aviation is not just enough to promote incisive climate action necessary for the sector. The association that took over the proposal by introducing for the first time a price of for flights departing from the EU, but only within a radius of 5,000 km and only from 2029, means that a flight from Paris in Dubai will be subject to the carbon market, while a flight from Paris to New York no. T&E has pointed out that this still leaves 47% of European air transport exempt from carbon taxation. According to the association, therefore, the Commission proposal can only be considered as a first step. In addition, T&E noted that if you provide support the development of SAF aviation fuels produced in Europe is a positive step, the allocation of more than 100 million free allowances for SAF weakens the perception of the price of the protecting airlines from real impact financial aspects of their emissions. The association stressed that as a result, the EU will lose around €4.2 billion in potential additional revenue that could have been collected if all departing flights had been included in the scope of the carbon.