- The European Parliament voted Wednesday (19 October) to rein in maritime emissions by strengthening greenhouse gas intensity limits for maritime fuels and obliging large ship owners to use a percentage of green-hydrogen derived fuels by 2030.
- MEPs sought to boost the Commission’s proposed reductions in the greenhouse gas intensity of shipping fuel (a 13% cut by 2035 and 75% by 2050 compared to 2020 levels), opting for 2% as of 2025, 20% as of 2035, and 80% as of 2050.
- Only half of the energy used on vessels coming from or travelling to ports outside of the bloc is covered.
Parliament backs EU’s maritime fuel law to curtail shipping emissions
