Alfons Guinier - Secretary General,

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THE TRANSATLANTIC LOW-CARBON TRANSPORTDialogue
Series21st JUNE 2011

• Alfons Guinier - Secretary General,
• European Community Shipowners Association

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ESTABLISHED IN 1965 - BRUSSELS
ECSA

• DAILY CONTACTS WITH EU INSTITUTIONS
• COMMISSION
• MEMBER STATES (COUNCIL)
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
• ECOSOC
• COMMITTEE OF REGIONS

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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

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Climate change co2

• 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

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Shipping is carbon efficient
Source Based on data from the Network for
Transport and Environment, Sweden
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AIR EMISSIONSNo complacency
SO2
CO2
VOC
PM10
OPD
NOx
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CLIMATE CHANGE CO2

• 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)

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CLIMATE CHANGE CO2

• 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

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Example EMMA Maersk

• 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

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MARKET BASED MEASURES MBMs

• 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,
• 1/1

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• 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.
• 1/2

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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

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Thank you
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