CONSULTATION: FuelEU Maritime – Green Maritime Space Initiative
IMarEST seeks members’ input on CO2 emissions from shipping and the use of low-carbon fuels
To get involved in the IMarEST response, please follow the link and send us your draft responses by 1 September 2020 to [email protected].
The European Green Deal communication published by the European Commission in December 2019, emphasised the need to accelerate the transition to a low-emission and climate-neutral economy, including through the shift to sustainable mobility.
The 'FuelEU Maritime – Green European Maritime Space' initiative was announced as a legislative initiative in the context of the 2020 Commission Work Programme. It will be an important element of the strategy on sustainable and smart mobility, focusing on ramping-up the production, deployment and uptake of sustainable alternative marine fuels, ensuring technological neutrality (low and zero-emissions sustainable alternative fuels and power, including but not limited to: liquid biofuels, e-liquids, decarbonised gas (including bio-LNG and e-gas), decarbonised hydrogen and decarbonised hydrogen-derived fuels (including methane, and ammonia) and electricity, regulating access of the most polluting ships to EU ports and obliging docked ships to drastically reduce their emissions, including through using shore-side electricity.
By creating a clear pathway for the demand of sustainable alternative fuels (low and zero-emissions sustainable alternative fuels and power) in maritime transport, the ‘FuelEU Maritime – Green European Maritime Space’ initiative aims to accelerate the achievement of low-emission, climate-neutral shipping and ports by promoting the uptake of sustainable alternative energy and powertrain systems. This initiative is the first concrete step to bring the maritime sector in line with the European target of reaching climate-neutrality by 2050.
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Contribute to the IMarEST response to this consultation
This public consultation aims to gather the views of various stakeholders from the maritime sector (ship owners, operators, ports, terminal, technology providers, manufacturers, fuel producers and suppliers, trade unions, environmental NGOs, academia and research institutes) as well as citizens, consumers and cargo owners on the problem identified by the initiative and the respective drivers, the added-value of EU level intervention as well as the preliminary policy options.
To get involved in the IMarEST response, please follow the link and send us your draft responses by 1 September 2020 to [email protected].
Even if you are responding to this consultation on behalf of another organisation or personally, you are still encouraged to contribute to IMarEST’s response, as this helps us formulate a consensus view that reflects member sentiment across the board. Note, comments will not be individually attributed.