UK Chamber of Shipping emphasizes need for a global solution to mitigate industry emissions - Maritime Information Services Ltd.

Posted - November 5, 2011 - Maritime Information Services Ltd.

• UK Chamber of Shipping stresses need for a global solution in reducing industry emissions

• Trade association also believes measures need IMO guidance

Industry bodies have been busy voicing a day after the UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) recommended that shipping emissions be included in the country’s climate targets and climate budgets.
The UK Chamber of Shipping yesterday welcomed the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) review of UK shipping emissions, but stressed that reducing emissions from shipping would require global cooperation.
“This work is hugely important and complements ground breaking work that the UK Chamber has been doing in leading and shaping the debate on how shipping can drive down carbon emissions,” said David Balston, Director Safety & Environment at the UK Chamber of Shipping.
“We do stress, however, that any solution must be global rather than regional to avoid distorting world trade and potentially damaging an industry that is vital to the future prosperity of the United Kingdom”, he added.
Additionally, the UK shipping industry’s trade association said that the introduction of any such measures must be done globally through the International Maritime Organization rather than regional authorities.
The Chamber also agreed that shipping should not be excluded from future carbon targets, given that by 2050 shipping emissions in the UK could amount for up to 11 percent of the total emissions permitted under the Climate Change Act.

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