The EU ETS covers CO 2 (carbon dioxide), CH 4 (methane) and N 2O (nitrous oxide) emissions, but the two latter only as from 2026.Įmissions from maritime transport are included in the overall ETS cap, which defines the maximum amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted under the system.
100% of emissions that occur between two EU ports and when ships are within EU ports. 50% of emissions from voyages starting or ending outside of the EU (allowing the third country to decide on appropriate action for the remaining share of emissions). In January 2024, the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) will be extended to cover CO 2 emissions from all large ships (of 5 000 gross tonnage and above) entering EU ports, regardless of the flag they fly. Inclusion of maritime emissions in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) The EU action to make sure maritime transport plays its part in achieving climate neutrality in Europe by 2050 is an essential step in incentivising the necessary reductions. The next years to come will show which measures will be adopted and become applicable and whether they will commensurate with achieving these targets and the objectives of the Paris Agreement. In July 2023 the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) made a step on this path committing to new targets for GHG emissions reductions and to develop and adopt in 2025 a basket of measure(s), delivering on these reduction targets. In order to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping, effective global measures are desirable. If the climate change impact of shipping activities grows as projected, it will undermine the objectives of the Paris Agreement: a global framework to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2☌ and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5☌.Īt EU level, maritime transport represents 3 to 4% of the EU’s total CO 2 emissions, or over 124 million tonnes of CO 2 in 2021. 
Projections show that these emissions could increase by up to 130% of 2008 emissions by 2050. In 2018, global shipping emissions represented 1 076 million tonnes of CO 2, and were responsible for around 2.9% of global emissions caused by human activities. While maritime transport plays an essential role in the EU economy and is one of the most energy-efficient modes of transport, it is also a large and growing source of greenhouse gas emissions.
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