ETS in Shipping: Elixir or Threat to Sustainability?

To provide insights that can best serve EU objectives, notably to enable maritime transport to make a meaningful contribution to climate change whilst safeguarding its competitiveness.

Regulators, Shipowners and NGOs come together to debate…
• ETS comes in many shapes and sizes. Given the specificity and the international character of the shipping sector, what should be the “Dos” and “Dont’s” in the Commission’s proposal?
• Is ETS part of, or the only solution to mitigate climate change from shipping? Is it essential or more effective than other measures? What other market-based and/or operational measures are needed?
• How much should ETS affect EU shipping and internal market policies for the proposal to be proportional?
• As combating climate change knows no borders, how compatible is the EU-ETS with IMO’s global decarbonisation approaches?

Welcome Remarks

Moderator

Mr. Vassilios Demetriades Shipping Deputy Minister to the President Republic of Cyprus

Panellists
Regulators

Ms. Magdalena Adamowicz MEP, Member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament

Ms. Clara de la Torre Deputy Director-General of Directorate General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), European Commission

Shipowners

Mr. Andreas Hadjiyiannis CYPRUS SEA LINES CO. LTD

Capt. Alfred Hartmann Hartmann AG

Mr. Philippos Philis Lemissoler Navigation Co. Ltd

NGOs