<p>The ECCP Working Group 6 ("Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships") aims at providing input to the Commission in its work to develop and assess options for the inclusion of international maritime transport emissions in the EU's greenhouse gas reduction commitment. Within the context of this specific meeting, the objectives of this meeting were to present views, information, concerns and engage in an active discussion on relevant topics such as: the main possible policy options, emission reduction levels, access to international credits, possible legal issues and regional action as a platform for broader action.</p>
- climate change policy | reduction of gas emissions | sustainable mobility | maritime shipping | inland waterway transport | transport policy
- Tuesday 15 November 2011, 01:00 - Thursday 17 November 2011, 00:59 (CET)
Practical information
- When
- Tuesday 15 November 2011, 01:00 - Thursday 17 November 2011, 00:59 (CET)
- Languages
- English
Description
This meeting was the last of a series of three meetings of the ECCP Working Group 6. Stakeholders are encouraged to continue providing input to the Commission's work on developing and assessing options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships through an online public consultation which will be launched in the course of December 2011.
Useful documents
- Agenda
- Participants List
- Background Papers:
- DG CLIMA – Main possible policy options
- DG CLIMA – Access to reduction in other sectors – international credits
- DG CLIMA – Level of reduction in the maritime sector
- Transport & Environment (T&E) – Options to address short-lived climate forcers emitted by ships as part of EU action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping
- DG CLIMA – Regional action as a platform for broader action
- Minutes
Presentations
- Review of ECCP I and II and IMO developments since last meeting – Roxana Lesovici, DG MOVE and Mark Major, DG CLIMA
- Support for the Impact Assessment of a proposal to address maritime GHG emissions – Sujith Kollamthodi, AEA
- Possible EU policy options to address maritime GHG emissions – Nicolas Debaisieux, DG CLIMA
- Introduction to legal issues – Henrik Ringbom, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
- Legal Analysis – Marta Ballesteros and David Holyoake, ClientEarth
- Generating offsets through a sector-based MBM – Henrik Lindegaard, Danish Maritime Authority
- Introduction to level of reductions - Nicolas Debaisieux, DG CLIMA
- Emission reduction potential in shipping – Tore Longva, Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
- Short-lived climate forcers emitted by ships – Antoine Kedzierski, Transport & Environment (T&E)
- Market Barriers Study – Tony Davis, Maddox Consulting
- Regional action as a platform for broader action – Mark Major, DG CLIMA