Environmental NGOs on EU CO2 initiative: Business as usual

The European Commission's new CO2 initiative brings nothing new to the table and contains far too little to make shipowners reduce their CO2 emissions, say several environmental organizations, including Brussels-based Transport & Environment.
BY TOMAS KRISTIANSEN

The EU Commission's CO2 initiative, presented in late June, dissapoints several environmental organizations who were hoping for quicker, more specific efforts to reduce the CO2 emissions from shipping as well as emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, writes Brussels-based environmental organization Transport & Environment in a comment related to the proposal, together with another environmental NGO, Seas at Risk.

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