EMEA > FEATURE: Sailing away – rising emissions from luxury yachts continue to evade EU ETS coverage

FEATURE: Sailing away – rising emissions from luxury yachts continue to evade EU ETS coverage

Published 19:43 on February 8, 2023  /  Last updated at 19:49 on February 8, 2023  / Roy Manuell /  EMEA, EU ETS, International, Shipping

The EU's recently agreed Fit for 55 climate package will expand the scope of the bloc's emissions trading scheme (ETS) in both ambition and across new sectors such as shipping, but will continue to exclude polluting yachts that are estimated to emit over a million tonnes of CO2 a year and rising.
The EU's recently agreed Fit for 55 climate package will expand the scope of the bloc's emissions trading scheme (ETS) in both ambition and across new sectors such as shipping, but will continue to exclude polluting yachts that are estimated to emit over a million tonnes of CO2 a year and rising.


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