Brussels studies a controversial plan to curb_CO2 emissions from fishing

The Commission confirmed to Euractiv that the final version of the policy initiative will be adopted on 4 June, shortly before the UN Ocean Conference in Nice.
The European Commission is considering including fishing in the bloc’s carbon pricing regime, according to an internal draft from Brussels. More financial resources are needed to protect Europe’s oceans, but, according to the European Commission, fishermen should also pay their share, probably through a specific Emissions Trading System (ETS), according to the draft. The ETS limits the bloc’s energy and industrial emissions and charges companies for emitting CO₂.

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