ICS says EU emissions trading system should be strongly opposed - World Bunkering

Posted June 7, 2011 - World Bunkering

In a statement expanding on its recent announcement that it prefers a levy to a global emissions trading system, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says that is strongly opposed to the application of any regional GHG scheme to international shipping. It says it believes that CO2 emissions from international shipping cannot be reduced effectively and meaningfully through the incorporation of shipping into any regional financial instrument. It singles out the EU emission trading system saying: “In particular, the incorporation of international shipping in the EU ETS is most definitely not suitable for the Shipping Industry and is to be strongly opposed.”
ICS says that the future efficiency of the world’s fleet can best be ensured, in the first instance, by the adoption of legislation at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) on technical and operational measures for the reduction of CO2 emissions from international shipping.
This legislation should, ICS says, include: an Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for application to new specified ship types; a review clause such that the application of the EEDI to future new ships can be tested against efficiency expectations and for any unforeseen impact prior to each implementation of the EEDI reduction stages; a requirement for each ship to have a ship specific Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP).
ICS notes that significant work is still required to determine the appropriate EEDI calculation for a number of specialist ship types, such as Ro-Ro’s, Gas Carriers etc but strongly IMO member states to adopt the EEDI legislation at the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 62) meeting next month.

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