Question 8818 — water transport

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Ms. Liliana Tanguy questions the Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, on France's desire to strengthen its actions to reduce air pollution due to maritime transport and to support the extension of a low emissions zone for ships to the entire European coastline. According to the Agency's Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM) Annual Report 2017 European Environment Agency (EEA), the international maritime transport sector represents 2.5% of all global CO2 emissions and is among the largest emitters of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, contributing 8% and 15% of global emissions respectively. However, despite the announcement by the International Maritime Organization, in April 2018, of the signing of an agreement aimed at reducing, compared to 2008, by at less 50% CO2 emissions from maritime transport by 2050, the rapid growth of the sector and the fact that it is not covered by the Paris Agreement, calls for complementary preventive actions. France defends the establishment of a low emissions zone for ships in the Mediterranean. Already in place since 2015 in the Channel, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, these zones require a reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions from ships at 0.1%, instead of 1.5%. What progress has been made in the negotiations concerning the establishment of such a controlled emission zone in the Mediterranean Sea? If such a zone were to be established, would it only concern sulfur or also other pollutants? Does France defend the establishment of a low emissions zone for ships in all waters of the European Union? If a ZEC were to be set up, Would it only concern sulfur or also other pollutants? What other measures does France defend in order to contribute to the reduction of air pollution due to maritime transport? Finally, she asks him what progress has been made in this area by the national working group on particles emitted by ships.

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