go to Website
Mediaroom Customers Journalists
Watchlist (0)
back
CEIV

Expansion of the Emissions Trading System in the European Union

The European Union (EU) has a major goal - to make Europe climate neutral by 2050. In order to achieve this, the EU Commission has created a comprehensive plan of measures called the "Green Deal". European transport modes - and thus shipping, are also included in this plan. According to the Green Deal, transport-related emissions are to be reduced by 90 percent by 2050. European maritime transport causes about 13 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector.

Through various measures initiated by the EU and the International Maritime Organization, the industry has already been working for years to reduce the resulting emissions. In order to further reduce CO2 emissions, the EU has decided to extend the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to maritime transport in 2024. So far, this has been an instrument for air traffic in Europe.

From 2024, operators of large ships arriving at EU ports will gradually have to buy emission allowances for greenhouse gas emissions. Accordingly, all voyages between EU ports and half of the route between an EU port and a third-country port will be subject to the Emissions Trading System (ETS). The emissions trading obligation will be introduced in stages. In 2024, ship operators will have to buy pollution allowances for 40 percent of their emissions volume. In 2025, this will then rise to 70 percent, and from 2026, all emissions will be subject to a charge. Among others, the majority of the revenue from the emission allowances is to be used to develop low-emission propulsion solutions in the shipping industry. Ocean carriers are currently preparing for implementation and have already announced, in some cases, that they will pass on costs to the industry.

If you are generally interested in the topic of sustainability in sea freight, DACHSER also offers Sustainable Maritime Fuel (SMF).

In case you have any questions on this topic or on the EU ETS, please get in touch with your contact person at the DACHSER branch responsible for you.

DACHSER worldwide
Contact us
Bookmark article
Share article
Contact Ali Mahboob Digital Communications Manager Asia Pacific
+91 022 42328-247 mahboob.ali@dachser.com

You might also be interested in

10/27/2020
Emissions calculations with DACHSER Air & Sea Logistics

For several years now, DACHSER Air & Sea Logistics has been compiling so-called carbon footprints (calculation of the CO₂ balance sheet) of freight transports and summarizing the individual transport-related calculations in emissions reports. The preparation of these reports is a value-added service offered to DACHSER Air & Sea Logistics customers worldwide and is tailored to the individual needs of the customer. In general, primary energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and various air pollutants can be calculated at consignment level. This can also be broken down to individual transport sections. In this way, transport-related carbon footprints can be calculated for complete transport chains, including the pre-carriage, main carriage and onward carriage.

DACHSER uses an emissions calculator for the calculations, which meets all the requirements of the European standard for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from passenger and goods transport (EN 16258). Another advantage of the emissions calculator is that the calculation processes are automated via an XML interface to our Othello transport management system. This allows the emission reports to be generated completely automatically.

In general, the emission calculation in the first step serves to determine the primary energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants emitted by transports. However, this information is essential for deriving necessary measures to reduce emissions. Therefore, in addition to the pure calculations, it is also important to be able to provide our customers with further bases for decisions on emission reduction. For this reason, customers receive simulated calculations of alternative means of transport and bundling strategies on request.

In addition to a comparison of the classic means of transport by air and sea, the alternative of rail transport (see DACHSER Rail Services) is also highlighted for customers. 

If you have any questions about our emissions calculator, please contact your DACHSER contact person.

Read
09/19/2022
DACHSER India celebrated employees’ wellness month

DACHSER India celebrated the month of August as  “Employee Wellness Month” – an initiative to enhance existing wellness program and encourage employees to take proactive steps for improved physical, mental and emotional wellbeing in their day-to-day life.

Read
03/18/2020
DACHSER is expanding premium charter flight rotation

DACHSER Air & Sea Logistics is starting the next wave of its charter flight rotation service to China and back. The charter route has initially been scheduled to operate from mid-March to the end of the month. From 21 March, DACHSER USA will also be adding a new route between Chicago and Frankfurt to its existing charter service.

Read
04/21/2022
DACHSER appoints Jesper Larsen to lead South East Asia

Larsen has assumed the role of Managing Director Air & Sea Logistics South East Asia effective April 1, 2022. Based in Bangkok, he is responsible for 220 employees in eight locations across Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. He reports to Roman Mueller, Deputy Director Air & Sea Logistics Asia Pacific.

Read