Statements from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Defra under Schedule 8 to the European Union Withdrawal Act 2018 gov.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gov.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
27 May 2021
I have today published as a draft the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and an accompanying draft Explanatory Memorandum. The draft Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 (
SI 2008/2924) to implement international air pollution standards - agreed by the International Maritime Organization (
IMO) - for the control of pollutant air emissions from ships.
The draft Regulations implement several air quality measures to control sulphur and nitrogen oxide (SO
x and NO
x) emissions from ships. These are contained in Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (
UK contains up to 5% ethanol (referred to as E5).
Switching to E10 can reduce the CO
2 emissions from a petrol vehicle by around 2%. This, combined with an increase to overall renewable fuel targets (which has been subject to a separate consultation) could cut overall transport CO
2 emissions by a further 750,000 tonnes a year – the equivalent of taking around 350,000 cars off the road. E10 introduction will also help support
UK farmers and particularly the ethanol industry based in the north east of England. Producing ethanol also creates the valuable by-products of high-protein animal feed and stored CO
2. These reduce reliance on imported products, in line with the government’s Bioeconomy Strategy.
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As part of the government’s
EU transition programme, the Department for Transport, working with colleagues in other government departments, has been in discussion with France on bilateral arrangements to support the continuation of cross-border services, which provide significant economic and social benefit to the United Kingdom.
While other bilateral agreements remain under discussion in relation to the Channel Tunnel, the critical agreement relates to the recognition of operator licences, which are needed to operate rail services. Agreement in principle
has now been reached with France at a technical level, subject to final legal checks, and the agreement is expected to be concluded in the coming weeks, with ratification through the