- Seven NGOs and industry alliances have written a letter to the European Commission and European Union Presidency urging it to strengthen clean shipping policy in the wake of disappointing regulations agreed last month at the IMO.
- The letter highlights failings in the IMO agreement to adequately boost green hydrogen and derived e-fuels, that present the only credible fuel path to clean maritime.
The SASHA Coalition, together with six other NGOs and industry alliances, together representing 82 clean maritime and green hydrogen industry stakeholders, has written a letter to the European Commission and European Union Presidency urging it to strengthen clean shipping policy in the wake of what they say are disappointing regulations agreed last month at MEPC 83, reports MarineLink.
It says the IMO agreement fails to adequately boost green hydrogen and derived e-fuels.
Urge for robust green shipping framework
A stronger price on all shipping pollution and high rewards targeting early green hydrogen fuel adoption would have helped e-fuel producers access the finances needed to increase production, and ships to switch to e-fuels.
To amend the IMO measures’ shortcomings, the letter urges the EU Commission to adopt a policy roadmap based on already planned legislation.
This would include:
- Introducing financial mechanisms to support e-fuel producers in the upcoming Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (2025).
- Expanding the maritime ETS and use revenues to support e-fuels (2026).
- Strengthening e-fuel uptake targets in the FuelEU Maritime review (2027).
- Continuing to push for ambitious regulation at the IMO that incentivize e-fuel uptake.
The letter’s signatories include the SASHA Coalition, ZESTAs, NABU, Carbon Market Watch, the Green Hydrogen Organisation, ZERO – Associação Sistema Terrestre Sustentável, and Cittadini per l’aria onlus, representing a wide range of voices across the green maritime value chain and non-profits.
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Source: MarineLink
