On July 2nd, the Parliament and the Council met for the first round of interinstitutional (trilogue) negotiations on CountEmissionsEU, as the Danish Presidency, having started its term at the start of this month, seeks to strike a deal within its mandate running until the end of the year.
CountEmissionsEU provides a harmonised framework for GHG reporting in the transport sector, also including emissions during terminal operations (which are referred to as “hubs” in the proposal). The proposal uses a ‘well-to-wheel’ methodology and follows the already existing ISO 14.083 standard.
An important issue for FEPORT remains the obligation of companies to provide primary and/or secondary data to calculate emissions, as in the cargo handling industry primary data is not always readily available to terminal operators who depend on parties down the value chain to obtain such information.
The next trilogue negotiations are planned for October 14th.
