EU shipping carbon-market derogations should run until 2040, lead EU lawmaker says
( September 17, 2026, 13:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Exemptions from the EU's carbon market for shipping should be extended until 2040, European Parliament lawmaker Peter Liese said in a draft report. Liese's proposal differs from that of the European Commission, which wants exemptions to end in 2035. The exemptions cover ice-class ships, certain public-service routes to islands, and voyages involving remote EU regions. He argued that a global agreement on shipping emissions matching EU climate ambitions is unlikely in the foreseeable future. Liese is the parliament's lead lawmaker on the legislation. Draft report is listed below....
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