A reader of my recent end game maritime fuels piece asked a simple question. If Europe keeps pushing carbon prices higher, and if policymakers model €150, €300, or even higher per ton of CO2 in long term guidance, does shipping become inflationary? Does decarbonizing maritime trade raise the cost of … [continued]
China’s national carbon market has reached another expansion point, and the signal is larger than it first appears. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has extended mandatory carbon reporting beyond the original heavy sectors to include petrochemicals, chemicals, flat glass, copper smelting, papermaking, and civil aviation. That move does not … [continued]
‘STIP’ diagnoses the problems for decarbonising planes and ships, but there is an urgency to act now, says T&E. The Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) published today contains promising steps to boost e-fuels production, T&E has said. But the EU needs to follow through rapidly if it is to retain its industrial … [continued]
In the EU, the discussion started to bring all flights departing from EU airfields under the ETS (Emission Trading System), the EU-wide carbon tax on CO2 produced by industries. Currently, only the airline industry’s flights departing to a destination within the EU are under the ETS system. By bringing all … [continued]
Ryanair and Lufthansa biggest exploiters of “license to pollute for free” in EU carbon market
For a fair and just environmental transition, the EU should pass on part of the carbon price for cars and homes to fuel suppliers rather than European households. The EU can legally require fuel suppliers to absorb part of the EU’s forthcoming carbon levy for buildings and road transport instead … [continued]
Four airlines — easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2, and Wizz Air — together with clean mobility group T&E are calling for equal rules to apply to all flights departing from European airports, regardless of their destination, in order for European measures to effectively decarbonise the aviation industry by 2050. As part of … [continued]
Loopholes in the European Commissions carbon price proposal lets millions of CO2 emissions off the hook
EU regulators have little to fear from airlines evading the bloc’s climate measures, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) finds. Originally published on Transport & Environment. To address the aviation sector’s growing climate impact, the European Commission has proposed to reduce aviation emissions by mandating the use of cleaner … [continued]
The EU ETS rules for aviation can go much further to address the unfair privileges the sector is currently benefitting from, a new briefing by Transport & Environment (T&E) finds. The European Commission is proposing to reform the EU ETS rules for aviation. It seeks to address some unfair privileges … [continued]
