Tentative agreement on maritime emissions under EU ETS

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Trilogues are ongoing for the EU ETS Revision. Tuesday 22 November marks the fourth in the series of talks that are hoped to conclude in mid-December. In previous trilogues, agreement has reportedly been reached on market access restrictions and Article 29a. Tuesday’s talks established a tentative agreement on ETS expansion to cover maritime emissions but revealed no new progress on other policy dimensions.

Maritime

A text for the agreement has not yet been released, but several aspects appear to align with the Commission’s initial proposal. The scope will be maintained – ships above 5000 gross tons, all intra-EU voyages, and 50% coverage of extra-EU voyages arriving to/departing from EU ports (approximate...