REDUCTION OF GHG EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS - Further details on the US proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping Submitted by the United States -International Maritime Organization

Issued July 23 2010 - IMO - MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE - 61st session
Agenda item 5

Executive summary: The Technical Report attached to this document supplements the
United States' submission, document MEPC 61/5/16, providing
further details on the United States' proposal to establish efficiency
index standards for existing ships and the trading of efficiency
credits as an additional means for achieving compliance.
Document MEPC 61/5/16 provides additional details on the
proposal outlined in documents MEPC 59/4/48 and MEPC 60/4/12
(United States) which described a new approach to address
international maritime GHG emissions.

Complete Report at:
http://legacy.sname.org/committees/tech_ops/O44/imo/mepc/61-inf-24.pdf