Green ammonia: our key to decarbonizing the Baltic Sea region

Within the frame of the CAMPFIRE project CF09 Green­Bal­tic­Crui­sing, our partner IKEM has published two further papers dealing with the legal frame­work for decar­bo­ni­zing ship­ping and the use of ammonia in the Baltic Sea.

“Clean alter­na­tives are not compe­ti­tive under the current regu­la­tory frame­work and in the face of continued low carbon prices. As part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, the Euro­pean Union has provided initial impetus for decar­bo­niza­tion, inclu­ding in ship­ping. In order to ensure invest­ment and legal certainty, it is bene­fi­cial to legally reco­gnize ammonia as an energy product and to provide tax relief for its use as a fuel for ships. In addi­tion, concrete targets for the expan­sion of the corre­spon­ding infra­struc­ture in ports are neces­sary to ensure a successful ammonia ramp-up,” explains Mariana Moreno Kuhnke, author of the study and head of the Energy Law depart­ment at IKEM.

Links:

Maßnahmen zur Weiter­ent­wick­lung des Rechts­rah­mens für die ammo­niak­be­trie­bene Ostsee­schiff­fahrt – IKEM

Klima-Gover­nance der Euro­päi­schen Union und ausge­wählter Ostsee­staaten: Einsatz alter­na­tiver Kraft­stoffe in der Seeschiff­fahrt – IKEM