In the area of decarbonisation of the shipping sector, efforts to limit global maritime emissions through the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are underway and should be encouraged, including the rapid implementation of the revised IMO Strategy on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships, adopted in 2023. At Union level, a set of policies and legal acts to support the decarbonisation and further promote the sustainability of the maritime sector has been developed, as reflected in particular in the European Green Deal set out in the communication of the Commission of 11 December 2019, the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future set out in the Commission communication of 9 December 2020, the Fit for 55 legislative package set out in the communication of the Commission of 14 July 2021 entitled Fit for 55’: delivering the EU’s 2030 Climate Target on the way to climate neutrality and the Zero Pollution Action Plan set out in Commission communication of 12 May 2021 entitled Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All, EU Action Plan: Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil. As a result, the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector should be reflected in the mandate of the Agency.
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