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UNCTAD confirms EU fishing fleet remarkable 52% reduction in GHG emissions

A recent study produced by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) [1], provides a first global mapping of the main challenges and opportunities of the energy transition of fishing vessels, particularly for developing countries. To do that, the study explores the interface between climate change, CO₂ emissions and fishing fleets by analysing emissions data and ocean and fisheries commitments under the Paris Agreement. The study highlights that the total GHG emissions of the EU fishing fleet fell by 52 % between 1990 and 2021, from 8.9 to 4.3 million tons of CO₂ equivalent. Europêche, the leading representative body of the European fishing industry, welcomes the positive trend and stresses the fishing sector's positive role in fighting climate change while producing low carbon seafood.

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