What is Fuel EU Maritime?

The GHG intensity of a fuel is the ratio of GHG emissions to the calorific value of the fuel (gCO2e/MJ). While fuel consumption was previously at the centre of strategies to reduce GHG emissions, Fuel EU Maritime now focuses on GHG intensity of the fuel. To put it bluntly, it is not about how much fuel is consumed, but which fuel is consumed.

The Well-to-Wake principle takes into account not only the emissions generated on board, but also those caused by the exploration, production and transport of the fuel. This also explains why even using 100 % biofuel still leaves a GHG footprint.

From 1 January 2025, the proportion of emissions to be accounted for under the EU ETS will rise from 40% to 70%.

From 1 May 2025, the Mediterranean will become an ECA (emission control area). Here, too, only fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1 % m/m may be used, if no scrubber is fitted.

The use of biofuels, as required by FEUM, also reduces the EU-ETS relevant emissions to a certain extent.

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