The Commission’s research unit charged with reducing emissions from shipping has recommended a package of regulatory measures combined with market-based instruments to tackle air pollution and climate impact.
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) says a mix of sulphur emission control areas and fuel efficiency standards, combined with market-based instruments, could bring about an 80% reduction in NOx emissions by 2020, with similar reductions for SOx and CO2. The JRC also says a global emissions trading scheme is viable, but sees both political and administrative problems that would be hard to resolve.
T&E's assessment of the impact of the IMO's draft Net-Zero Framework
Negotiators in London agreed for the first time on a framework that will require ships to switch away from fossil fuels, but the rules as they stand w...
Constance Dijkstra explains what needs to happen at the ongoing IMO negotiations