Key Issues at Stake at the 71st Session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 71)
Briefing
15-06-2017
Despite efficiency improvements, CO2 emissions from international shipping are projected to be two to five times higher in 2050 than in 1990. At the Paris climate conference, countries agreed to limit climate change to well below 2°C. Without considerable contributions of the shipping sector to global mitigation efforts this goal will be much harder to achieve. The main issue at stake at MEPC 71 is the development of the Comprehensive IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships. MEPC 71 will be preceded by a weeklong meeting of the GHG Working Group that will discuss issues relating to the Initial Strategy that should be adopted next year.
Briefing
External author
Jakob Graichen, Martin Cames, Vanessa Cook
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- air quality
- Antarctic Ocean
- cooperation policy
- data collection
- deterioration of the environment
- economic geography
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- ENERGY
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- environmental protection
- EU emission allowance
- EU institutions and European civil service
- EU Member State
- European Commission
- EUROPEAN UNION
- GEOGRAPHY
- heavy oil
- information technology and data processing
- international affairs
- International Maritime Organisation
- international negotiations
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- maritime and inland waterway transport
- maritime transport
- natural environment
- oil industry
- powers of the institutions (EU)
- reduction of gas emissions
- third country
- TRANSPORT
- United Nations