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Second IMO Greenhouse Gas Study 2009
Safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans
Second IMO GHG Study 2009
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The views and conclusions drawn in this report are those of the scientists writing the report.
Published in 2009 by the International Maritime Organization 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR Typeset by RefineCatch Limited, Bungay, Suffolk Printed in the United Kingdom by CPI Books Limited, Reading RG1 8EX Copyright © International Maritime Organization 2009
Copyright notice: All rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product for educational or other non-commercial purposes are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of material in this information product for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without written permission of the copyright holders. For bibliographic purposes this document may be cited as: Second IMO GHG Study 2009, International Maritime Organization (IMO) London, UK, April 2009; Buhaug, Ø., Corbett, J.J., Endresen, Ø., Eyring, V., Faber, J., Hanayama, S., Lee, D.S., Lee, D., Lindstad, H., Markowska, A.Z., Mjelde, A., Nelissen, D., Nilsen, J., Pålsson, C., Winebrake, J.J., Wu, W., Yoshida, K. Approval of the Second IMO GHG Study The Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its fifty-ninth session (July 2009), unanimously approved the Second IMO GHG Study as meeting its Terms of Reference, recognizing that the responsibility for the scientific content of the Study rested with the Consortium that developed it, and agreed that the Study would constitute a significant document and become the paramount reference to the Committee for information in developing and pursuing IMO’s strategy to limit and reduce GHG emissions from international shipping. The Marine Environment Protection Committee consists of all IMO Members and is mandated to consider any matter within the
Safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans
Second IMO GHG Study 2009
DISCLAIMER
The views and conclusions drawn in this report are those of the scientists writing the report.
Published in 2009 by the International Maritime Organization 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR Typeset by RefineCatch Limited, Bungay, Suffolk Printed in the United Kingdom by CPI Books Limited, Reading RG1 8EX Copyright © International Maritime Organization 2009
Copyright notice: All rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product for educational or other non-commercial purposes are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of material in this information product for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without written permission of the copyright holders. For bibliographic purposes this document may be cited as: Second IMO GHG Study 2009, International Maritime Organization (IMO) London, UK, April 2009; Buhaug, Ø., Corbett, J.J., Endresen, Ø., Eyring, V., Faber, J., Hanayama, S., Lee, D.S., Lee, D., Lindstad, H., Markowska, A.Z., Mjelde, A., Nelissen, D., Nilsen, J., Pålsson, C., Winebrake, J.J., Wu, W., Yoshida, K. Approval of the Second IMO GHG Study The Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its fifty-ninth session (July 2009), unanimously approved the Second IMO GHG Study as meeting its Terms of Reference, recognizing that the responsibility for the scientific content of the Study rested with the Consortium that developed it, and agreed that the Study would constitute a significant document and become the paramount reference to the Committee for information in developing and pursuing IMO’s strategy to limit and reduce GHG emissions from international shipping. The Marine Environment Protection Committee consists of all IMO Members and is mandated to consider any matter within the
References: Table A4.1 Approximate cost efficiency and maximum abatement potential for the different groups of measures* (2020, fuel price is US$500/tonne, interest rate is 4%) Cost efficiency (US$/tonne of CO2) Maximum abatement potential (Mt) Estimation of CO2 marginal abatement costs for shipping 201 Figure A4.2 Marginal CO2 abatement cost curve for alternative fuel prices, 2020, central estimate only Figure A4.3 Marginal CO2 abatement cost curves, 2020, for a fuel price of US$500/tonne and alternative interest rates, central estimate only COST EFFICIENCY AND MAXIMUM ABATEMENT POTENTIAL