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GREEN SHIPPING
Figure 1: Projections of CO2 emissions from international maritime transport (Business as usual scenarios, 3rd IMO GHG study 2014)
3,000
2,500
CO2 emissions (Mton)2,000 Scenario 13
1,500 Scenario 14
1,000 Scenario 15
Scenario 13
500
0 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
2010
However, bearing in mind the a global MRV system under the IMO
expected growth in global trade this year.
and the long life-span of ships, this
measure alone will not be enough to FURTHER ACTION AFTER PARIS
ensure that shipping emissions are The European Commission favours
reduced fast enough to deliver their further global action through the IMO.
fair share of greenhouse gas emission This needs to include a process to
reductions, both internationally and in consider a specific emissions reduction
the EU. objective to ensure that shipping
contributes its fair share of the efforts
The IMO has also discussed market- required to achieve the objective agreed
based measures and emissions in Paris. To achieve this, further action
reduction targets – without any such as market-based measures or
conclusions or decisions to date further operational efficiency standards
– as well as the introduction of a will also be required. Discussions in the
global data collection system for IMO on such measures are expected
fuel consumption, CO2 emissions to be launched soon.
and energy efficiency. This system
is similar to the EU's system for The EU counts on the shipping
monitoring, reporting and verification industry to contribute its share of the
of greenhouse gas emissions from reductions required to achieve the
ships (EU-MRV), which was adopted objectives defined in Paris. We hope
in 2015. Discussions under the IMO the Paris spirit will guide and inspire
made substantial progress in 2014 and the IMO to agree on global measures
2015 and we expect the adoption of to reduce emissions from shipping. l
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