ICS encouraged by EU faith in IMO

The provisional decision by the European Union not to include shipping within the full scope of the regional EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has been welcomed by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) director of policy, Simon Bennett, who said: “We think that this demonstrates confidence within the EU institutions in the current progress being made at the UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to develop an ambitious strategy that will deliver additional CO2 reduction measures, consistent with the shipping industry’s own vision of zero emissions, as soon as possible.”