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A presentation at the Intertanko & Intercargo lunch
meeting Feb 20, 2008
Lars Carlsson – Chairman of ExCom
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A cross industry group encouraging and facilitating the efficient reduction of harmful emissions to air from shipping
www.seaat.org
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Today we know that economic growth can damage our environment. We must reduce our emissions to avoid negative consequences
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It is today widely recognized that we must change our environmental behaviour. NOW
.....or our lifestyle will be changed anyway by nature or possibly by very strict and maybe hastily introduced new legislation
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Environment is moving to the top of the agenda
"If we stay on our present path, we face an unacceptable choice: Either we sacrifice global economic growth ... or we sacrifice the health of our planet to continue with fossil fuel growth… This current system is no longer sustainable." Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State
”Environmental issues - including climate change - have traditionally been placed in a category separate from the economy and from economic policy. But this is no longer tenable….”
Gordon Brown, UK Prime Minister
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Political commitment is growing…• By 2020, CO2 emissions across Europe are to be cut by 20 percent as compared to 1990 emissions.
• Renewable energy sources are to make up 20 percent of the EU's energy mix by 2020 - up from their current 6.5 percent share
”We can say to the rest of the world, Europe is taking the lead … You should join us in fighting climate change." José Manuel Barroso, EU Commission President
For the UK's part, we are aiming to meet not only our Kyoto target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 12.5% by 2012. We have also set ourselves … a longer-term goal to put ourselves on a path to cut the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 60% by 2050. Gordon Brown, UK Prime Minister
"Green taxation has to be more than just a compilation of little taxes … We need to profoundly revise all of our taxes and charges. The aim is to tax pollution more, including fossil fuels, and to tax labour less," Nicholas Sarkozy, France President
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… and Shipping will have to do its fair share
“[Shipping] has got away with doing nothing and maintained a clean image which it does not deserve” Caroline Lucas, Euro MP
"Ships are one of the last nearly unregulated sources of air pollution on the planet”David Marshall, Clean Air Task Force, Boston
"If you want to improve air quality on land, you will have a larger effect from spending one euro at sea than you will have spending one euro on land,"
Pieter Hammingh, Dutch environment agency.
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The members of SEAaT have decided to contribute to a more environment friendly world in the field we know; SHIPPING
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Shipowners’ AssociationSwedish
Shipowners’ Association
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Transportation and the environment
By most counts shipping is relatively benign on the environment
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However, there is scope for improvement… Fr
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…and our industry’s feet are dragging
Reference: DG Environment
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Air pollution – what’s the problem?
• Health effects – Particulates (PM): Illness and increased mortality - annually abt
100000 fatalities in Europe– Ozon (O3): Formed by NOx. Affects health and plant life
• Acidification– Sulphuric oxide (SO2), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
• Eutrophication – Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
• Corrosion– SO2, NOx, O3
• Climate change– CO2, etc (e g SO2, NOx, VOC)
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Smog
NOx, VOC and sunlight produce low level Ozone which together with PM form a noxious haze responsible for several 100000 deaths annually
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Acidification – SOx & NOx
Percentage of ecosystem exceeding critical load by 2010
More than 20% of which is caused by international shipping (example from Sweden)
Domestic sources
Shipping
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Eutrophication - NOx
Nitrogen oxides contribute to excess algae growth and oxygen shortage in lakes and marine habitatsExample: Caspian Sea
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Air pollution from shipping – what are the solutions?
• NOx– Selective catalytic reduction (SCR), +90% reduction– Humid Air Motor (HAM), 30-70% reduction– Internal engine modifications, 15-20% reduction
• SO2 – Scrubber technologies, – Low sulphur fuel
• PM– Scrubber technologies, – Distillate fuels
– Electric shore connection for use in port • CO2
– Operational measures: Speed reduction, Schedule optimization– Technical measures: Lightweight design, hull & propulsion, engines & fuel
• VOC – Vapour recovery, pressurization, reliquification
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Available solutions – NOxExample – Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
SCR converter
Urea injection
Up to 98% NOx reduction!
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CO2, etc: Speed reductions – a readily available option
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• Size – from 200 to 300 000 tons deadweight
• Cargo handling - from cargo hold storage to tanks and containers
• Powering – from sail to steam to diesel to .....
Shipping is constantly developing…..
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Over capacity of shipyards
• Shipyards will produce ships even if ships are not needed – they will reduce prices and erode our balance sheets
• Is there an alternative to Boom and Bust?
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Over capacity of shipyards – an opportunity?
• Imagine – if we shipowners could take the opportunity to order ships for the future instead of what the yards want to build
• Imagine that we slowly build an environment adapted fleet
• Imagine that we challenge the yards – design ships with minimum carbon footprint!!!
• We owners – can contribute by ordering in a restrictive way – Only ships for the future low emission fleet
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Over capacity of shipyards
• If the Shipping Organisations of the world decided to support a gradual transition from Boom and Bust to an orderly adaption to a low emission society – WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER.
• Problems? Yes of course!!!• Anti trust.....• Solvable? Sure – the environment demands
solutions – not problem stacking
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Over capacity of shipyards
• Problem elimination program
• Slow speed for reduced emissions. Trading of Emission Reduction Certificates
• Nice side effect – better markets by less capacity
• Build an optimal fleet while shipyard prices are low.
• Nice side effect – less harmful emissions
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Long term development of other measures
Given proper incentive technological advances will gradually lead to:
• Low carbon (e g LNG) and Renewable fuel alternatives
• Alternative power generation, e g hydrogen fuel cells
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What does shipping need to do?
Emission Reduction Trading offers an opportunity to drive improvement through incentive, thus:
• Rewarding proactiveness and innovation• Getting Maximum reduction per cost
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Emission trading – can it produce results?
The US Acid Rain Program – Cap and Trade
Leading to 30% reduction beyond requirement!
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Shipping Emissions Reduction Trading – a key to sustainable transportation
Shipping is the lifeblood of world trade and a key to the ongoing globalisation process
Emission Reduction Trading is a key to making this vital means of transportation sustainable
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