Transcript Guinier Slides

THE TRANSATLANTIC LOWCARBON TRANSPORT
D IALOGUE S ERIES
21 ST JUNE 2011
Alfons Guinier - Secretary General,
European Community Shipowners Association
ECSA
ESTABLISHED IN 1965 - BRUSSELS
DAILY CONTACTS WITH EU INSTITUTIONS:
COMMISSION
MEMBER STATES (COUNCIL)
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
ECOSOC
COMMITTEE OF REGIONS
ECSA
European Shipping (EEA)
TOP TRANSPORT PROVIDER FOR EUROPEAN
AND GLOBAL TRADE
KEY PLAYER IN CROSS TRADES BETWEEN
DIFFERENT CONTINENTS
EEA CONTROLLED FLEET 41% OF WORLD
FLEET
C LIMATE
CHANGE
–
CO 2
 SHIPPING BETTER PERFORMER: 2 TO 4% OF GLOBAL
CO2
 TRANSPORT SHIPPING : 10% OF GLOBAL CO2
 UP TO 90 % GLOBAL TRADE BY SEA
 UP TO 40% INTRA EU TRADE BY SEA
 SHIPPING RATHER SOLUTION INSTEAD OF PROBLEM
S HIPPING IS CARBON EFFICIENT
Air
(Boeing 747-400)
Truck
(Global average)
Rail Diesel
Rail Electric
(Global average)
Ocean
(Avg. ML vessels)
CO2 (g/ton km)
Source: Based on data from the Network for Transport and Environment, Sweden
AIR EMISSIONS
N O COMPLACENCY
CLIMATE CHANGE CO 2
 REDUCTION OF CO2 IN PRACTICE PRIORITY
 IMO CO2 INDEXING:
ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX (EEDI)
ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL INDICATOR
(EEOI)
SHIP EFFICIENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN (SEMP)
 MARKET BASED MEASURES (ETS/LEVY)
CLIMATE CHANGE CO 2
 PRIORITY REDUCE CO2 /ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
 MEASURES ALREADY TAKEN +EEDI + OPERATIONAL
MEASURES 20% REDUCTION CO2 BY 2020
 GLOBAL APPROACH VIA IMO SINE QUA NON
 ANY REGIME TO BE APPLIED TO ALL FLAGS GLOBALLY
E XAMPLE EMMA M AERSK

Co2 : gt/km – EMMA MAERSK 7.48

Co2 : rail-diesel 17 - heavy truck 50.

EMMA MAERSK Distance travelled:
1 ton cargo using 1 kwh 71 km

Rail-diesel: 16km

Heavy truck 5 km
MARKET BASED MEASURES –
MBM S
PREFERENCE FOR LEVY/COMPENSATION FUND
IMO 9 PRINCIPLES
Effectively reduce C02 emissions,
Be binding and include all flag States,
Be cost effective,
Not distort competition,
Be based on sustainable development
without restricting trade or growth,
Be goal based and not prescribe
particular methods,
Stimulate technical research and
development in the entire maritime
sector,
Take into account new technology,
Be practical, transparent, free of fraud
and easy to administer.
REGIONAL MEASURES UNWORKABLE:
 MAJORITY OF GHG IN SHIPPING OUTSIDE EU
JURISDICTION
 ROUTES OF SHIPPING
 BERTHING OUTSIDE EU JURISDICTION AND
FEEDER
 PROBLEMS WITH UNCLOS – LAW OF THE SEA
(JRC Report)
MEASURES THROUGH IMO ESSENTIAL
ACCENT ON REDUCING ENERGY
COMSUMPTION
T HANK
YOU …
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