Will the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) lead to decreased CO2 emissions? - Increasing energy efficiency in shipping

Posted - Posted on May 16, 2012 -  Increasing energy efficiency in shipping

Our paper ( Increasing energy efficiency in shipping) on a comparison between the SEEMP, ISM Code and ISO 50001 was just accepted for the next International Association of Maritime Economists’ conference in Taipei this September.

From the abstract: 

The IMO Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) is the sole international regulatory instrument expected to affect rising CO2 emissions from shipping in the short-term. In this article, we discuss present gaps in the SEEMP guidelines through a comparison with the international standard for energy management systems, ISO 50001, and with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code, which sets requirements for safety management systems in shipping companies. 

        We show that the SEEMP lacks crucial features found in typical management system standards, such as requirements    on policy and management reviews. Moreover, best-practice in the form of the ISO 50001 addresses important aspects, such as monitoring, energy auditing, design, and procurement processes in much more detail. In the context of previous research on these instruments and on energy efficiency in general, we argue that these gaps may be detrimental to the success of the SEEMP, both from the societal perspective of CO2 abatement and from the perspective of companies’ success in energy management. This requires further attention by academia, policy-makers and industry.

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