Subject: Support for an ambitious Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) - Letter and Meeting request
From: Inès Hamila <[email-masked]>
To: "Info - RAM" <[email-masked]>, "info - MKM" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Lopez, Javier" <[email-masked]>, "Vera Coelho Oceana" <[email-masked]>, "Davide Sabbadin" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, "SaR Anais Shipping Rios" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, "Jonathan NGUYEN" <[email-masked]>, "Ethem Pekin" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, "Flaminia Tacconi" <[email-masked]>, "Martin Clark" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:20:47 +0200

Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga.
Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada.

Dear Minister for Finance Ligi,

Dear Minister for Economic Affairs and Industry Keldo,

Dear Ambassador Sillaste-Elling,

On behalf of BLOOM Association, Seas At Risk, Transport & Environment,
Blue Marine Foundation, Oceana, European Environmental Bureau (EEB), CER
(Community of European Railway), UNIFE (European Rail Supply Industry), we
urge Estonia  to support an ambitious revision of the Energy Taxation
Directive (ETD) in line with the European Green Deal and the scientific
consensus on climate action.

Please find attached our joint letter addressed to the representation of
Estonia in the Council.

Our organizations actively work on the elimination of fossil fuel
subsidies in fisheries, maritime transport and aviation, and we have
closely followed the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive (‘ETD’)
(2021/0213) since 2021.

At stake are 46.8 billion EUR per year for the EU.  In the midst of budget
debates, this Directive represents a historic opportunity to redirect
public money toward climate action and social equity.

We regret the various positions of the Council adopted throughout the
years which lead to the weakening of the initial proposal of the
Commission. You can count on our full support and experience if you steer
towards achieving the objectives highlighted in the attached letter.

We believe a meeting with your administration would provide valuable
insight to support a more ambitious revision of the ETD, one that stays
the course of the Green Deal and maintains competitiveness.

Thank you for your time and consideration. We remain at your disposal to
coordinate the practical details of a meeting.

Kind regards,

On behalf of BLOOM Association, Seas At Risk, Transport & Environment,
Blue Marine Foundation, Oceana, European Environmental Bureau (EEB), CER
(Community of European Railway), UNIFE (European Rail Supply Industry)

Inès Hamila

Junior Advocacy Officer - Brussels

BLOOM | Against the destruction of the ocean, the climate, and livelihoods

Paris – Brussels – Hong Kong

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