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The European Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, has responded to an article in New Europe which criticized her for excluding shipping from “any legislation in matters of CO2 emissions reduction, at least until the year 2050”.
In a letter to the newspaper’s editor, Ms Hedegaard says: “It is simply wrong to claim that the Commission is not serious about tackling greenhouse gas emissions from ships. Along with the EU Member States we are the most active in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the UN Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC), actively participating in all sessions and working groups, raising this topic and proposing targets and solutions. There is so much potential to reduce emissions, stimulate technological developments and reduce fuel bills that it would be irresponsible not to take action.”
The original article “EU Allows Maritime Pollution Until 2050” was full of claims that would be contested by the bunker and shipping industries and appeared to have been written with the benefit of only limited knowledge of the shipping industry; it claims for example that Taiwanese shipping giant Evergreen is based in Singapore. It also accuses the shipping industry of claiming that sulphur reduction measures also reduce CO2 emissions. The article’s main thrust however is that shipping should be included within the EU Emissions Trading System.
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http://www.worldbunkering.com/news/industry-news/0607-eu-commissioner-in-row-with-paper-over-marine-emissions.html
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