Description

In this short course participants are introduced to the legal framework and the new climate targets that have been set in the most intensive sectors of the economy aiming to make the climate, energy and transport policies fit for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the adoption of integrated rules on the promotion of energy from renewable sources. This course will help the participants to gain a clear understanding of the new provisions adopted in the transport sector i.e. FuelEU Maritime Regulation and ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation for sustainable maritime and air transport, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU/UK ETS) and the International response (IMO) in order to regulate the greenhouse gas emissions in the most energy intensive sectors.

Programme

Day One (7th July 2025)

The new legal framework on decarbonisation in the Transport sector

    • FuelEU Maritime regulation in the shipping.
    • The Shipping Emission Trading System in UK/EU in order to regulate the greenhouse gas emissions of the most energy intensive sectors.
    • The International Response.

Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)

    • RefuelEU Aviation Regulation.
    • Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) on the promotion of energy from renewable sources.

 

Day Two (8th July 2025)

The most recent provisions on biofuels in the transport sector.

    • Use of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (mostly renewable hydrogen and hydrogen based synthetic fuels) in industry.
    • Use of renewable fuels of non-biological origin in the transport sector.
    • The renewable hydrogen legal framework.

The new provisions on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure for transport sector and logistics

    • The legal framework on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure with publicly available electric recharging infrastructure and with publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations across all transport modes.
    • The new legislative framework which promotes urban transport systems (Urban Mobility Framework).

 

Presenter

Dual-qualified lawyer in Italy and Greece, Dr Christina Zournatzi completed her PhD at the University of Bologna under a prestigious scholarship granted by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs – Greece, followed by two Research Fellowships granted by the University of Bologna that allowed her to do research in projects of primary importance for the maritime and transport sector.

She gained relevant research experience at the University of Bologna initially, at the University of Teramo as a research Fellow and at the University of Southampton with many scientific publications, lectures and seminars in Italy and UK.