filed under venice is the lagoon against giant cruise ships news & media articles 09.16.2020 On Wednesday 16th September, MEPs voted to include shipping emissions within the European Emissions Trading Scheme from 2022, obliging shipping companies to cut their CO2 emissions by at least 40% by 2030. We signed a joint letter on behalf of Italian port cities, prepared by Cittadini per l’aria, and a European letter prepared by Transport and Environment. Image by Steve Varni.