Bill > HR8336

This bill, the Clean Shipping Act of 2022, amends the Clean Air Act to establish standards to limit the carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels. The key provisions are: 1. The bill requires the EPA Administrator to promulgate regulations setting carbon intensity standards for vessels on "covered voyages" (between U.S. ports or between a U.S. port and a foreign port). The standards mandate at least 20% less carbon intensity than a 2024 baseline by 2029, 45% less by 2034, 80% less by 2039, and 100% less (net-zero emissions) by 2040 and thereafter. 2. The bill allows the Administrator to set less stringent standards if the required reductions are not technologically or economically feasible by the deadlines. The Administrator must consider the net reduction in greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions, as well as potential impacts on public health and the environment. 3. The bill also requires the Administrator to set standards to eliminate greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions from vessels at anchor or at berth in the contiguous U.S. waters by 2030, with a provision to set less stringent standards if the required reductions are not feasible. This bill aims to drive the maritime shipping industry towards significantly lower-carbon fuel use and on-shore emissions reductions to help mitigate climate change and improve air quality.