EU Commission approves US$609 in aid to cut port emissions

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THE European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a EUR570 million (US$609.6 million) Italian scheme to incentivise ships to use shore-side electricity in port, reports London’s Port Technology. The measure contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and noise in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal. Under the scheme, aid in the form of a reduction of up to 100 per cent of ‘general system charges’ in electricity prices is aimed at financing...

https://www.seanews.com.tr/eu-commission-approves-us-609-in-aid-to-cut-port-emissions/200743/

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