The inclusion of shipping in the ETS would not pose any technical barrier to a global emissions reduction measure, but instead, it may accelerate IMO discussions, according to a new report by Oeko Institute along with European green group T&E.
It can be concluded that the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS would not cause any technical barriers for the elaboration and implementation of GHG reduction policies at global level. On a political level, since the EU policy is likely to be implemented earlier than any similar MBM at global level, it may both accelerate discussions and agreements on the design of such a MBM at the IMO – as was the case with emission control areas or the IMO DCS,
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