MARITIME ORGANISATIONS CONTINUE CALLING TO EARMARK ETS REVENUES
As negotiations on the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS enter the final stretch, CLECAT, together with European shipowners, ports and port operators, the cruise and ferry sector, shipyards and equipment manufacturers, fuel suppliers and shippers reiterate their call to regulators to earmark ETS revenues from shipping back to the maritime sector.
CLECAT joins its sister organisations in calling the European Parliament and Council to ensure that the maritime EU ETS revenues are used for sector-specific investments to facilitate the deployment and use of sustainable alternative fuels, including the electrification of vessels and onshore power infrastructure in ports.
Finally, the transition towards decarbonisation not only requires retaining and ensuring the growth of the maritime workforce, but the maritime sector at large will need updated training requirements, upskilling and reskilling to meet the EU climate targets. The earmarking of the EU ETS revenues will be vital to address this need successfully
This announcement follows the maritime industry’s joint statement of 29 September.