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T&E welcomes the Commission’s initiative to align the ETS directive with the EU’s 2030 target of at least -55% emissions reduction and to ensure that all sectors contribute, in line with the EU’s international commitment to economy-wide action under the Paris Agreement. However, T&E regrets that the Commission is considering to switch gear on tackling emissions in the road sector.

Puertos del Estado shares the urgent need for the reduction of emissions from the maritime transport, and fully support the implementation of market based measured like the extension of the EU ETS to the maritime sector. That said, we would like to express our concern about the impact of this measure on maritime transit traffic (“transhipment”). On that sense, the following aspects need to be considered.

This response is about the inclusion of 1)shipping and 2)road transport into the ETS: 1.SHIPPING Shipping accounts for around 3.5% of the EU’s total GHG emissions, but has so far avoided regulation on its climate impact. Integrating shipping into the ETS is a positive step in the right direction and will put shipping on the path towards climate neutrality in line with the Paris Agreement.

We welcome the EC initiative to develop an effective EU regulation to drive the uptake of sustainable alternative fuels in EU shipping. We agree with the EC assessment that creating a predictable demand in the shipping industry is essential for the investment and mass scale deployment of sustainable alternative fuels.

The following comments stick to the content of the inception document and are only intended to be helpful for the further development of the initiative. They do not compromise any final position on a future legislative proposal. Overall, the initiative is timely and the inception document well focused.