European Commission unveils plan to regulate shipping emissions
In a widely expected move, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has included maritime in her highly anticipated Green New Deal. The Commission will attempt to include the sector in the EU ETS, a approach that is detested by both the International Maritime Organization and industry lobbies. The Parliament supports the move but the Council, comprising the EU governments, will also have to agree
The new European Commission president launches an official push to include the maritime sector in the Emissions Trading System