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From 26 February to 1 March, 2013 The Expert Workshop on the update of GHG emissions estimate for international shipping (Update-EW) took place at IMO from 26 February to 1 March 2013 under the chairmanship of Mr Andreas Chrysostomou (CYPRUS) who also chairs the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). 28 Member Governments and 18 Observer Organisations were represented by over 100 participants in total, which included an InterManager contingent of the Secretary General, Captain Karkhanis (Videotel) and the Permrep.Having adopted an agenda, the first 2 days of the workshop were devoted to a series of presentations as follows, also discussions designed to nurture agreement on how the Update Study should be undertaken in order to make recommendations to MEPC :Following is a synopsis of the meeting and its outcome :PROPOSED UPDATE OF GHG EMISSIONS ESTIMATE (MEPC 64/5/5) The Expert Workshop (EW) noted that the 2009 GHG Study does not take into account the economic downtown experienced globally since 2008 and that reliable up to date information on which to base future decisions is needed. It was recognised that document MEPC 64/5/5 provides details on three main aspects, viz work distribution, methodological aspects and which G HG emissions to include.Sea transport ...

Report: Analysis of market barriers to cost effective GHG emission reductions in shipping

International experts are meeting at IMO Headquarters this week, in the form of an Expert Workshop, to begin work on updating the inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) from international shipping, with a view to providing reliable and up-to-date information on which IMO, through its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), might base its work on further measures to reduce GHG.The Second IMO GHG Study 2009 estimated that international shipping emitted 870 million tonnes, or about 2.7% of the global man-made emissions of CO2 in 2007. An updated GHG inventory is considered necessary as the current estimate contained in the Second study does not take account of the economic downturn experienced globally since 2008. Exhaust gases are the primary source of GHG emissions from ships, with carbon dioxide the most important GHG, both in terms of quantity and of global warming potential. An updated inventory would also provide a baseline to enable the impact to be assessed of technical and operational energy efficiency measures for international shipping that entered into force on 1 January 2013.The MEPC, at its sixty-fourth session in October 2012 endorsed, in principle, the outline for an update of the GHG emissions estimate. The Expert Workshop, meeting from 26 ...

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AMSA Marine Notice 13/2012 AMSA issues Marine Notice 13/2012 reminding all measures that can be taken to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from International ShippingThe purpose of this Marine Notice is to provide information to ship owners and operators about the introduction of technical and operational measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships.Amendments to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) introducing the mandatory global greenhouse gas reduction regime for the international industry sector were adopted at the 62nd session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in July 2011. The new regulations will apply to ships of 400 gross tonnage and above and will enter into force on 1 January 2013.A new Chapter 4 entitled Regulations on Energy Efficiency for Ships is being added to MARPOL Annex VI which mandates:an Energy Efficiency Design Index for new ships;a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan for all ships; and a requirement for all ships to carry an International Energy Efficiency (IEE) Certificate.Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new shipsThe EEDI is a non-prescriptive, performance-based mechanism that leaves the choice of technologies to use in a specific ship design to the ...

Kyoto extension could be flexible to enable deeper targets A yearly review of countries' greenhouse gas emissions cut pledges under an extension to the global climate pact the Kyoto Protocol could be a way to raise climate ambitions, the European Union's lead climate negotiator said on Wednesday.Negotiators from over 180 countries are meeting in Bonn, Germany, until Friday to work towards getting a new global climate pact signed by 2015 and to ensure ambitious emissions cuts are made after the Kyoto Protocol expires at the end of this year.United Nations' climate talks in South Africa last year agreed to extend Kyoto for five or eight years from 2013 into a second commitment period and to get all countries in 2015 to sign a new deal that would force them to cut emissions no later than 2020.Nations are under increasing pressure to put emissions cut pledges for Kyoto's second phase on the table or deepen existing ones before the current commitment period ends on Dec. 31.The EU, which pledges to cut emissions by 20 percent from 1990 levels by 2020, has said it would move to a deeper target of 30 percent if other big emitters made similar moves.However, the worsening ...

Governments meeting in Bonn embark on next steps Governments meeting in Bonn embark on next steps following historic Durban Climate Change ConferenceBonn, 14 May 2012 - Building on the historic results of the Durban Climate Change Conference last year, governments on Monday embarked on the next essential steps required to curb global greenhouse gas emissions and help developing countries adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change.The meeting will be the first opportunity to assess and to continue to implement the results of the Durban conference, and is also designed to prepare decisions for adoption at the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha at the end of 2012."Durban was a turning point, where governments agreed tasks and timelines that give the best chance of avoiding the worst of future climate change. We now need to maintain the momentum, to constantly keep turning political decisions into action," said Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary.Ms. Figueres said that the meeting in Durban had put the world on a clear path towards greater ambition, yet a gap still remained between the agreed goal of a maximum 2 degrees Celsius global temperature rise and the current, global effort to stay below that level. According to ...