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UN, especially EU, must scale back CO2 dreams or lose consensus: ICS
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THE UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) should reduce low carbon emission targets and accept they will not be reached fully for 80 years, says the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).
"In advance of zero CO2 fuels becoming available globally, the IMO should maintain CO2 emissions below 2008 levels." said Esben Poulsson chairman of the ICS that represents 80 per cent of the world's merchant ships.
Mr Poulsson said he said the objective should be to reduce CO2 emissions per tonne-kilometre, as an average across international shipping 50 per cent by 2050, compared to 2008.
Another objective he recommended was the reduction of shipping CO2 emissions by an agreed percentage by 2050.
Mr Poulsson made his statement ahead of IMO on April 3. "Governments on all sides of the debate are going to need to show far more willingness to compromise or put at risk an agreement on a meaningful strategy," he said.
"Agreement upon a mid-century objective for the total reduction of CO2 emissions by the sector, regardless of trade growth, will be vital to discourage unilateral action and to provide the signal needed to stimulate the development of zero CO2 fuels" said Mr Poulsson.
"But the very high level of ambition proposed by certain EU member states - a 70 to 100 per cent total cut before 2050 - is unlikely."
Mr Poulsson said proposals made by China and Japan merit serious consideration and could form the basis of a possible compromise.
"China in particular seems to have made a real effort to move away from its previous opposition to establishing CO2 reduction goals for the sector's total emissions.
"If EU nations want a global agreement they should acknowledge this by similarly modifying their own positions," he said.
"In advance of zero CO2 fuels becoming available globally, the IMO should maintain CO2 emissions below 2008 levels." said Esben Poulsson chairman of the ICS that represents 80 per cent of the world's merchant ships.
Mr Poulsson said he said the objective should be to reduce CO2 emissions per tonne-kilometre, as an average across international shipping 50 per cent by 2050, compared to 2008.
Another objective he recommended was the reduction of shipping CO2 emissions by an agreed percentage by 2050.
Mr Poulsson made his statement ahead of IMO on April 3. "Governments on all sides of the debate are going to need to show far more willingness to compromise or put at risk an agreement on a meaningful strategy," he said.
"Agreement upon a mid-century objective for the total reduction of CO2 emissions by the sector, regardless of trade growth, will be vital to discourage unilateral action and to provide the signal needed to stimulate the development of zero CO2 fuels" said Mr Poulsson.
"But the very high level of ambition proposed by certain EU member states - a 70 to 100 per cent total cut before 2050 - is unlikely."
Mr Poulsson said proposals made by China and Japan merit serious consideration and could form the basis of a possible compromise.
"China in particular seems to have made a real effort to move away from its previous opposition to establishing CO2 reduction goals for the sector's total emissions.
"If EU nations want a global agreement they should acknowledge this by similarly modifying their own positions," he said.