Memo: Statement by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik welcoming European Parliament’s agreement on sulphur content in marine fuels

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Series Details MEMO/12/664 (11.9.12)
Publication Date 11/09/2012
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Commissioner Janez Potočnik has welcomed the adoption, by a very large majority of the European Parliament, of the amendment to Directive 1999/32 on sulphur content in marine liquid fuels. The multiple benefits are obvious: improved air quality and cleaner seas, a greener shipping industry and compliance with international standards.

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