On January 8th, 2025, the Platform on Sustainable Finance published a draft report containing preliminary recommendations for the review of the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act, in view of simplifying the EU Taxonomy and reducing reporting burdens for companies.
The draft report includes a set of recommendations on the technical screening criteria and advises to amend part of them, while reflecting on the addition of new activities to the EU taxonomy.
FEPORT responded to the call for feedback regarding the draft report on February 5th, providing suggestions on how to better include cargo handling in seaports and related equipment in the technical screening criteria.
FEPORT reply also favoured the inclusion of dredging and stressed that the reference to modal shift in activity description 6.16 should be maintained. Finally, it is crucial to simplify taxonomy reporting. FEPORT therefore argues that the reporting obligations for terminal operators only relate to their own activities, not to the taxonomy-alignment of the different transport modes calling at their facilities.
