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Tseles John
Apr 8, 20243 min read
Beaumarine's insights about running a shipping pool under the EU - ETS transition
With vessels over 5,000 gross tons required to monitor, report, and verify their CO2 emissions for voyages linking EU and European...
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Tseles John
Apr 7, 20242 min read
Record reduction of 2023 ETS emissions due largely to boost in renewable energy
Last year’s emissions under the EU’s Emission Trading System (ETS) show the most significant annual emissions reductions since the ETS...
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Tseles John
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Europe’s industry and power sector emissions plunge 15% in 2023
The EU’s emissions trading scheme sectors, industry and power, saw emissions drop by 15% in 2023, putting them on track for their 2030...
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Tseles John
Mar 27, 20243 min read
OceanScore identifies EU ETS best practice to tackle ‘strategy gaps’ on compliance
Many shipping companies are still striving to define their strategy for EU ETS compliance some 90 days after implementation of the...
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Tseles John
Mar 25, 20245 min read
The EU’s double counting problem
Motivated by a desire to keep down the cost of achieving its climate targets, the EU has failed to rule out the double counting of...
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Tseles John
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Shipping: About 60 countries support the proposal to impose a levy on ship emissions
A global carbon tax is a more efficient and simpler solution than an emissions trading system.
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Tseles John
Mar 21, 20242 min read
UK opens public consultation on carbon border tariff design
Britain has launched a consultation on how it should apply a new carbon import levy on some products from 2027 to help to protect...
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Tseles John
Mar 17, 20243 min read
IMO’s 2030 and 2040 GHG reduction targets now explicitly linked to fuel standard
The Sixteenth Meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships has just concluded with some progress...
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Tseles John
Mar 13, 20243 min read
OceanScore declares that Shipping’s EU ETS costs could nearly triple due to Red Sea crisis
The Red Sea shipping crisis could result in nearly tripled costs for shipping companies in 2024 due to significantly higher exposure to...
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Tseles John
Mar 12, 20242 min read
German shipowners want clarity from Berlin on carbon trading
German shipowners' group VDR on Tuesday urged the Berlin government to provide legislation implementing European Union requirements to...
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Tseles John
Mar 12, 20242 min read
Greenhouse gases: The EU's high COâ‚‚ import tax has problems
Few European companies complied with an early deadline to report their carbon-intensive imports, underscoring the challenge of EU efforts...
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Tseles John
Mar 10, 20243 min read
Ships and ports will be crucial in achieving EU climate goal
The Commission estimates that 280 million tons of CO2 will need to be captured to meet the ambitious 90 % greenhouse gas emission...
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Tseles John
Mar 6, 20242 min read
Asian shipping companies to face over €1 bln in emissions costs under new EU regulations
Asian shipowners are set to incur emissions liabilities exceeding €1 billion due to the complete implementation of the EU Emissions...
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Tseles John
Mar 4, 20242 min read
EU wants fossil fuel industry to pay towards climate change fight in poor countries
The EU is set to call for the fossil fuel industry to help pay for fighting climate change in poor countries under a UN target, a draft...
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Tseles John
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Turkey and Europe join up to promote carbon trading
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Turkish energy bourse Enerji Piyasalari Isletme A.S (Epias) have signed a memorandum of...
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Tseles John
Mar 3, 20244 min read
EU ETS price slump: The spectre of oversupply haunting Europe
The recent drop in prices on the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) threatens to slow industrial decarbonisation and to deprive state...
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Tseles John
Feb 27, 20242 min read
ADB study indicates that EU carbon border tax - CBAM will do little to cut emissions
A European Union plan to impose tariffs on high-carbon imports could hurt developing countries in Asia but is unlikely to lead to big...
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Tseles John
Feb 22, 20242 min read
EU Co-legislators Reach Provisional Agreement on the World’s First Certification Framework for Carbon Removals
On 20 February, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a regulation establishing a...
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Tseles John
Feb 20, 20242 min read
Europe agrees voluntary framework for carbon removals
The European Commission has welcomed the provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the first EU-wide...
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Tseles John
Feb 16, 20242 min read
INTERTANKO about EU ETS Charterparty Considerations (guide)
On 10 May 2023, the European Union adopted the 2023 amendments to the EU ETS Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse...
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