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". First, I should like to than the rapporteur, Mr de Roo, for his report on the Commission's marine fuels sulphur proposal. I know that he only took over as rapporteur late in March, so I should like to commend his efficiency and indeed urge the Council to follow his example.
The aim of the Commission's proposal is to reduce ship emissions of sulphur dioxide and particulate matter. These are directly related to the sulphur content of marine fuels, which is currently 2.7% on average, or 27 000 parts per million (ppm) compared with road fuel, which has a new sulphur limit of 10 ppm. We therefore propose two new marine fuels sulphur limits: a 1.5% limit for all ships in the Baltic Sea, North Sea and English Channel, which is the internationally agreed sulphur emission control area; the same 1.5% limit for passenger vessels going to or from ports anywhere in the European Union; and a 0.2% limit for ships at berth in EU ports.
These limits will achieve significant emissions reductions, which are targeted at reducing acidification in northern Europe and improving local air quality in ports and coastal areas. The human health benefits include 2 000 life-years saved annually as a result of better air quality.
The proposal is cost-effective, with benefits outweighing costs by over 2 to 1. It is also practical and enforceable, designed to allow ships to obtain compliant fuel and use it safely, and to allow effective enforcement in ports. Importantly, given that shipping is a global industry, the main element of the proposal is aligned with internationally-agreed rules set out in the International Maritime Organisation's Air Pollution Convention, that is, MARPOL, Annex VI.
In preparing this proposal, the Commission worked closely with the industry and NGO stakeholders to make sure the result was environmentally ambitious as well as politically and practically feasible. We will consider Parliament's amendments with the same objective in mind."@en1
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