EU ETS REDUCED EMISSIONS IN THE SECTORS COVERED BY 50% SINCE 2005
On 4 April, the European Commission published its annual report on CO₂ emissions recorded under the carbon market (ETS) in 2024. While overall emissions decreased by 5% compared to 2023, aviation stood out negatively. However, the Commission considers this rise is explained "partly" by the "reintegration of non-domestic flights to and from airports in outermost regions.
In 2025, shipping companies are reporting verified emissions under EU ETS for the first time after the system was extended to maritime transport on 1 January 2024. The reporting is still on-going.
This builds on the monitoring, reporting and verification of maritime emissions in place since 2018. As of 1 April, shipping companies have reported around 72 million tCO2 under the EU ETS scope in the maritime reporting IT tool (THETIS-MRV). Of these, around 40 million tCO2 have already been reflected in the EU ETS Registry.
The evolution of maritime emissions in 2024 was influenced by the impacts of the Red Sea crisis on maritime traffic but as the data collection is ongoing, the trend of emissions can only be reported as soon as the collection is completed.
Source: European Commission