The publication in 2007 of the Fourth Assessment Report by the IPPC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) pushed the CO2 emission issue to the forefront of public attention. The report left no doubt that the world is very likely facing a change of climate. The shipping industry must respond to this challenge, as all other industries have to, as well. While shipping is one of the lesser contributors to global CO2 emissions, talks are underway to establish a CO2 emission certificate trading scheme for the international transportation industry. The IMO (International Maritime Organization) has been put in charge of developing a CO2 index for ships to provide a basis for a future CO2 emission certificate trading system.To demonstrate the availability and functional fitness of this concept, GL (Germanischer Lloyd) has introduced a prototype CO2 index in November 2007. In the meantime, the CO2 Index is also available for certification. Shipping has to face the CO2 challenge much like any other industry on this planet. Shipping is likely to be integrated into any future emission-control measures once a post-Kyoto protocol is in place. This paper has argued that CO2 emissions from shipping are likely to increase over the next decades, and that a practical solution exists today - in the form of the GL CO2 index - to monitor CO2 emissions from a typical ship. It has also been argued that CO2 indexing will form the basis of any future trade in CO2 emission certificates. The future assignment of ship emission rights, however, will continue to be discussed controversically. For the time being, the question which solution will prevail is a matter of speculation.


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    Titel :

    CO2 indexing and emission certificate trading for the shipping industry


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    CO2-Indexierung und Emissionszertifikathandel für die Schifffahrt.


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2008


    Format / Umfang :

    5 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 17 Quellen



    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch








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