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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Apr 15, 2025 (Tue)

IMO approves mid-term measures to reduce GHG emissions

IMO’s headquarters in London, UK

　At the 83rd Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC83) held at its headquarters in London fro ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80At+the+83rd+Marine+Environment+Protection+Committee+%28MEPC83%29+held+at+its+headquarters+in+London+from+April+7+to+11%2C+the+%3Cb%3EIMO%3C%2Fb%3E+%28International+Maritime+Organization%29+approved+a+proposed+amendment+to+the+MARPOL+Convention+for+the+Prevention+of+Pollution+from+Ships%2C+which+stipulates+mid-term+measures+%28technical+and+market-based+measures+%EF%BC%9CMBM%EF%BC%9E%29+for+reducing+GHG+%28greenhouse+gas%29+emissions+from+ships.+The+mid-term+measures+will+set+two+regulatory+lines+%E2%80%93+%E2%80%9Cregulatory+standards%E2%80%9C+and+%E2%80%9Cbaseline+standards%E2%80%9C+based+on+the+GHG+emission+intensity+of+fuel+%28GHG+emissions+per+unit+of+energy%29+%E2%80%93+and+require+ships+that+fail+to+meet+them+to+make+contributions+to+the+newly+established+%3Cb%3EIMO%3C%2Fb%3E+Net+Zero+Fund.+The+aim+is+to+achieve+zero+GHG+emissions+by+around+2050+by+promoting+a+shift+to+alternative+fuels+with+lower+GHG+emissions+and+refunds+to+%E2%80%9Cfirst+movers%E2%80%9C+who+quickly+adopt+zero-emission+fuel+ships.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Regulatory+standards+and+baseline+standards%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+approved+mid-term+measures+is+based+on+a+compromise+proposal+regarding+the+introduction+of+fees+made+by+Singapore+in+February.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+ocean-going+ships+of+5%2C000+gross+tons+or+more%2C+regulatory+standards+will+be+set+for+the+GHG+emission+intensity+determined+by+the+fuel+used+by+each+ship+annually+on+a+well-to-wake+%28WtW%2C+entire+life+cycle%29+basis.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+regulatory+standards+will+be+strengthened+in+stages%2C+with+a+30%25+reduction+2035+and+a+65%25+reduction+by+2040+%28both+compared+to+2008+levels%29.+Ships+that+fail+to+meet+the+regulatory+standards+must+either+pay+a+contribution+to+the+%3Cb%3EIMO%3C%2Fb%3E+fund+or+offset+their+emissions+with+other+ships+that+meet+the+standards+by+a+large+margin.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+contribution+will+be+%24380+per+ton+of+CO2+%28carbon+dioxide%29+%28tCO2e%29+until+around+2030.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Unlike+a+general+fee+based+on+emissions%2C+the+contribution+is+set+based+on+the+cost+difference+between+using+heavy+oil+and+low-CO2+emission+fuels.+%E2%80%9CThe+purpose+of+establishing+the+contribution+is+to+determine+%E2%80%99how+to+fill+this+cost+gap%2C%E2%80%99%E2%80%9C+said+an+official+from+the+Maritime+Bureau+of+the+Ministry+of+Land%2C+Infrastructure%2C+Transport+and+Tourism.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+addition%2C+the+baseline+standards+will+be+set+as+a+GHG+intensity+value+that+is+approximately+13%25+lower+than+the+regulatory+standards.+The+penalty+for+failing+to+meet+the+standard+will+be+%24100+%28tCO2e%29.+Like+the+penalty+for+the+aforementioned+regulatory+standards%2C+this+will+also+be+the+figure+until+around+2030.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+contributions+to+the+standards+will+also+be+collected+into+the+%3Cb%3EIMO%3C%2Fb%3E+fund+and+are+expected+to+be+used+for+incentives+to+first+movers%2C+etc.+Ships+that+fail+to+meet+the+more+ambitious+regulatory+standards+will+be+subject+to+two+types+of+fees%3A+those+related+to+the+regulatory+standards+and+those+related+to+the+baseline+standards.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Continuing+adjustments%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+proposed+amendment+to+the+MARPOL+Convention%2C+which+stipulate+mid-term+measures%2C+have+now+been+approved.+However%2C+this+merely+represents+approval+to+circulate+the+amendments+to+each+country+with+a+view+to+adoption+in+October.+It+is+said+that+the+Middle+Eastern+countries+have+expressed+opposition+to+this+circular.+Adoption%2C+a+necessary+step+after+approval%2C+requires+the+approval+of+more+than+two-thirds+of+MARPOL+Convention+contracting+parties+at+an+extraordinary+meeting+of+the+MEPC+to+be+held+in+October.+Whether+the+proposal+will+be+adopted+is+%E2%80%9Cunpredictable%2C%E2%80%9C+according+to+the+Maritime+Bureau.+If+adopted+in+October%2C+the+mid-term+measures+are+expected+to+come+into+effect+in+March+2027+and+become+applicable+from+January+2028.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Takashi+Shioiri%2C+head+of+the+International+Environment+Office+at+the+MLIT+Maritime+Bureau%E2%80%99s+Ocean+Development+and+Environment+Policy+Division%2C+who+represented+Japan+at+MEPC83%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CIt+is+significant+that+most+countries+agreed+to+approve+this+time%2C+but+no+country+has+got+their+argument+across+100%25.+Each+country+has+its+own+bottom+lines%2C+and+the+agreement+was+narrowly+reached+within+these+limits.%E2%80%9C+He+added%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+need+to+continue+coordinating+opinions+with+each+country+in+order+to+ensure+that+the+mid-term+measures+are+adopted+in+October.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no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