How to curb CO2 emission in shipping industry?
25th October 2009 by Richard Gunawan The international maritime transport community expects the annual volume of green-house gasses (GHG) emitted by commercial shipping to grow 55% to 1,345 metric tonnes (Mt) by 2020. In 2007, global shipping’s GHG emissions reached 870 Mt — or roughly equivalent to Germany’s production over the same period – but that figure is expected to quadruple by 2050. So what will the industry do to reduce its emissions and stem its impact on climate change? According to Dr Anne-Marie Warris, an environmental advisor for the Lloyd’s Register Group who is actively involved in the marine industry, the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has put forth for consideration a number of voluntary instruments to reduce GHG emissions. Among these is a tool called the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI). As new ships are expected to have to comply soon with mandatory performance standards, they will be subject to stringent CO2 emission rates based on the distanc
