Shipping methane threshold faulted as EU court backs most taxonomy rules
( September 30, 2026, 09:54 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Aviation and shipping activities can continue to be classed as sustainable under EU taxonomy rules, but the European Commission erred over one aspect of the criteria for shipping, the EU’s General Court ruled on Wednesday. The court largely rejected a challenge by environmental groups, but siding with them on the need for a verifiable threshold or limit for methane-slippage emissions from certain ships. The groups had sought a review of rules setting the conditions under which aircraft, airlines and maritime shipping can qualify as environmentally sustainable activities. Judgment attached. Case reference is T-449/24....
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