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Global Shippers Forum call for global carbon monitoring system for shipping
SHIPPERS under increasing pressure to report indirect carbon emissions, dubbed Scope Three, to customers are urging the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to develop a global data collection system to monitor emissions from shipping.
To better monitor the environmental impact of shipping they require this information from shipping lines.
The Global Shippers' Forum is urging the IMO to make progress on data collection as the European Commission prepares its own proposals.
GSF secretary-general Chris Welsh said: "A pragmatic and practical data collection system, based where possible on actual fuel consumption and distance travelled, will help identify where emissions need to be cut whilst assisting shippers in making carbon efficient supply chain decisions."
The IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee is meeting this week from October 13-17 to discuss the development of technical and operational measures to reduce emissions.
"We hope that the IMO's special correspondence group taking this work forward will make further progress on a data collection system," said Mr Welsh.
The European Commission is also working on proposals for a monitoring, reporting and verification system from 2018 for all large ships that use EU ports.
However, the GSF is urging the IMO to develop a global monitoring system.
"A standardised global system developed will help meet [shippers'] requirements," Mr Welsh said.
"As IMO continues this work, it is vital that shippers' views are factored into proposals and existing methodologies and tools that are already supported by industry are considered."
To better monitor the environmental impact of shipping they require this information from shipping lines.
The Global Shippers' Forum is urging the IMO to make progress on data collection as the European Commission prepares its own proposals.
GSF secretary-general Chris Welsh said: "A pragmatic and practical data collection system, based where possible on actual fuel consumption and distance travelled, will help identify where emissions need to be cut whilst assisting shippers in making carbon efficient supply chain decisions."
The IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee is meeting this week from October 13-17 to discuss the development of technical and operational measures to reduce emissions.
"We hope that the IMO's special correspondence group taking this work forward will make further progress on a data collection system," said Mr Welsh.
The European Commission is also working on proposals for a monitoring, reporting and verification system from 2018 for all large ships that use EU ports.
However, the GSF is urging the IMO to develop a global monitoring system.
"A standardised global system developed will help meet [shippers'] requirements," Mr Welsh said.
"As IMO continues this work, it is vital that shippers' views are factored into proposals and existing methodologies and tools that are already supported by industry are considered."
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