The European Commission has published its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy with an Action Plan involving 82 initiatives that should guide transport policies in Europe for the next four years. The Strategy also includes transport industry transition targets by 2030, 2035 and 2050. The strategy has now been published and…
European Commission sees maritime, aviation sector hardest to decarbonize amid fresh targets
The European Commission has set out new targets for decarbonizing transport, highlighting that aviation and waterborne transportation face greater decarbonization challenges because of a lack of market-ready zero-emission technologies. It comes amid industry concerns about regional climate regulations.
Maritime transportation and aviation face similar challenges of long development and life cycle of vessels, large investments in refueling equipment and infrastructure and international competition, the EC said in supplementary material to its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy Dec. 9.
In order to improve the energy efficiency and reduce emissions of aircraft and vessels, ambitious standards for their design and operation must be promoted, the main strategy document said, also published Dec. 9.
European Commission Looking Closely at Removing Bunker Fuel Tax Exemption
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Thursday December 10, 2020 The European Union may seek to end the tax exemption for bunker fuels, according to a new strategy paper on sustainable transport policy. On Wednesday the
European Commission published a report titled Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy , setting out suggested changes in transport policy. When revising the Energy Taxation Directive, the Commission will aim at aligning taxation of energy products and electricity with EU energy and climate policies, the Commission said in the report. As part of the ongoing impact assessment, it is looking closely at current tax exemptions, including for aviation and maritime fuels, and will make proposal on how best to close any loopholes in 2021.