Port of Rotterdam and Friends of the Earth Netherlands aim for 80% reduction in CO2 by 2050

The Port Authority Rotterdam and Friends of the Earth Netherlands want the maritime shipping industry to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions: 30% by 2020 and closer to 80% by 2050, compared to 1990. Friends of the Earth Netherlands and the Port Authority are making this appeal in the run-up to the international environment conference that is to be held in December in Copenhagen. Hans Smits, Port Authority CEO: “Shipping was not included in the Kyoto Protocol. But it is particularly important to make international agreements in a sector that is, by definition, international.” Frank Köhler, director of Friends of the Earth Netherlands: “This sector is responsible worldwide for 3% of CO2 emissions, and this percentage will only increase further if no measures are taken.”