EU Keen on Zero-Emission Stresses ETS for Shipping by 2022

  • In a move that will be seen as piling pressure on shipping regulators and the shipping industry the Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted to add shipping emissions to its carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
  • Up to now, shipping has been excluded from carbon reduction measures from the European Union (EU), but the latest move means that a vote will be taken in the European Parliament in September.
  • And if passed each member state will need to approve the new legislation, which...

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EU seeks to impose ETS on shipping by January 2022

In a move that will be seen as piling pressure on shipping regulators and the shipping industry the Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted yesterday to add shipping emissions to its carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Up to now shipping has been excluded from carbon reduction measures from the EU, but the latest move means that a vote will be taken in the European Parliament in September, and if passed each member state will need to approve the new legislation, which will then...

https://container-news.com/eu-seeks-to-impose-ets-on-shipping-by-january-2022/