Ahead of the 2020 many countries will soon start adopting measures to reduce GHG emissions from shipping. However, the adoption of a measure can have some implications. The impacts of a measure should be assessed appropriately before the adoption of the measure, IMO says.
Particular attention should be given to the needs of developing countries, especially small island developing States (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs).
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In its “Initial Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships,” IMO outlines that, when assessing possible impacts of a measure, the following should be considered:
- Geographic remoteness of and connectivity to main markets;
- Cargo value and type;
- Transport dependency;
- Transport costs;
- Food security;
- Disaster response;
- Cost-effectiveness;
- Socio-economic progress and development.
IMO also highlights that developing countries, especially the LDCs and SIDS, have special needs, related to capacity building and technical cooperation.
Namely, the development and the availability of new energy sources that are safe for ships could be a barrier to the implementation of possible measures.
To facilitate the work of these countries IMO will provide mechanisms for information sharing, technology transfer, capacity-building and technical cooperation, taking into account the resolution MEPC.229(65) on Promotion of technical co-operation and transfer of technology relating to the improvement of energy efficiency of ships.
The Organization will assess periodically the financial and technological resources and capacity-building to implement the GHG Strategy through the ITCP and other initiatives including the GloMEEP project and the MTCC network.
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