The European Parliament, Council and Commission have reached a preliminary agreement on including maritime emissions in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), in a move hailed by green groups as a “watershed moment”.
Environmental campaigners believe that including the maritime sector in the EU ETS will encourage shipping’s journey towards decarbonisation as well as accelerate emission reductions among non-maritime sectors.
The provisional agreement on shipping is subject to an overall agreement on the ETS revision, later this year or next.
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