Shipping and Aviation Sectors Call for Urgent Clean Fuel Investment
European Shipowners (ECSA), Airlines for Europe (A4E), and Transport & Environment (T&E) have jointly urged the European Commission and EU member states to accelerate clean fuel production for shipping and aviation.
In a statement, the organisations stress that meeting European Green Deal targets while maintaining industry competitiveness requires significant investment—estimated at €100 billion annually, according to the Draghi report. They advocate for prioritising scalable renewable fuels in the forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal and expanding EU-based fuel production to cover at least 40% of demand under FuelEU Maritime and ReFuelEU Aviation.
The statement also calls for using European and national ETS revenues to de-risk projects and proposes a matchmaking platform to improve access to clean fuels. Additionally, the groups support infrastructure mandates to transform ports and airports into renewable fuel hubs.
With shipping and aviation among the hardest sectors to decarbonise, the three organisations emphasise that urgent action is needed to drive the energy transition forward.
Read the joint statement here.