Environmental sustainability

Climate strategy

The Green Deal and Fit for 55 set the goals for decarbonisation of the ports in the European Union (55% emission reduction in 2030 compared with 1990 and for reaching a Port with zero emissions by 2050). Despite this, the strategic plan of the Port of Barcelona sets the the most ambitious goal : the reduction of GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 compared to 2017.

The Port of Barcelona develops a long-term strategy to mitigate its environmental impact, but also to provide capacity and promote the actions to combat climate change of those actors that can be influenced by the port.

  1. Promote the decarbonisation of the logistics chain. Not only in the port area, but also in transport from the Port to end customers, promoting intermodality and the creation of an ecosystem for the generation and distribution of green fuels and electricity that help transform land transport and port machinery.
  2. Promotion of green corridors, maritime-land corridors that link routes of commercial interest that they can fully use green fuels in all trips.
  3. Participation in international alliances that are spearheading in the displacement of measures, technologies, and regulations for the fight against climate change. Some of these organisations are: ESPO, chainPort, World Ocean Council, SmartPorts, IAPH, WPCAP, C40, Vall de l'Hidrogen, Eoropean projects, etc.
    150k
    Trucks
    The 150,000 intermodal transport units (UTI) moved by the Port's motorways of the sea in 2020 are equivalent to the same number of trucks removed from the road.
    31,000 T
    of CO<sb>2</sb>
    Savings in emissions from the use of the railway for the arrival and departure of goods at the Port.

    The Port reduces the environmental footprint

    Less emissions

    For the Port of Barcelona, road transport makes sense, for short distances or for accessibility in the final or initial section of the transport chain, as well as when it forms part of the logistics chain on the motorways of the sea. But it also considers that both Short Sea Shipping and rail are often more sustainable and efficient alternatives. For this reason, the promotion of these modes for the transport of goods, from or to the port, is a way of reducing its environmental footprint.

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