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Important Shipping Facts:
Status
- Carbon dioxide is the most important GHG emitted by ships
- Shipping amounts to 3.3% of the global anthropogenic CO2
- International shipping: 2.7% of the global anthropogenic CO2
- In the absence of regulations, ship emissions may grow significantly as a result of growth in shipping
What needs to be done
- A significant potential for reduction of GHG through technical and operational measures exits
- The number of emission reduction options promoted varies between policy options
- Market-based instruments are the most environmentally effective and cost-effective instruments
- A mandatory Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) is a cost-effective instrument to improve the efficiency of new ships*
* Second IMO GHG Study 2009 here