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June 22, 2022
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- EU Parliament votes in favour of including transport
maritime and road in the European Allowance Trading Scheme
Emissions
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- ECSA's satisfaction with the transfer of costs to the
commercial operators of ships and for the creation of a fund
sectorial. Applause also from Transport & Environment
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This afternoon the European Parliament voted in favour
the inclusion of maritime and road transport in the EU
ETS, the Union Emissions Trading Scheme
European. For the association of European shipowners the position
today by MEPs on the revision of the ETS, in
Having regard to the negotiations with the European Council, is welcome
as - specified the European Community Shipowners'
Associations (ECSA) - "a key element of the position of the
Parliament is the application of the 'polluter' principle
pays", ensuring the mandatory transfer of costs
of the ETS to commercial operators of ships through clauses
Contractual. ECSA - the association also specified -
also welcomes Parliament's proposal to create a
sectoral fund and to allocate 75% of the revenue generated by the
maritime transport to the energy transition of the sector'
"We - said the Secretary General of ECSA, Sotiris
Raptis - we had criticized the lack of consistency and we had
proposed viable solutions. Parliament's vote represents
a strong signal that European policy-makers are
listen to and take into account the proposals of our sector. We
need - concluded Raptis - all the possible help and role
of traders is essential to reduce
Emissions. The allocation of revenue to maritime transport is
a prerequisite for financing the adoption of more fuels
Clean. It is a decisive moment for the decarbonization of the
shipping and for the competitiveness of the sector».-
- 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.
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- 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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