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Confirmed Californian keynote speaker
to discuss cold ironing:
Following on from the UK Government's recent committment
to making “cold ironing” for ships in the UK ports mandatory
for new port developments with the promise that existing
port facilities may in due course become covered by such
a requirement we are pleased to confirm keynote
speaker: Larry Nye, Port Planning and Analysis Services,
Moffatt & Nichol (California, USA) will discuss
the process of cold ironing, Moffatt & Nichols own system
for measuring emissions for port estates and the US experience.
Moffatt & Nichol are one of the largest specialized
maritime planning and engineering firms in the world, playing
a major role in the evolution of the modern port. The firm
has an international reputation for providing innovative
solutions to the port and maritime industry—from the advent
of containerization to today’s complex goods movement trends
and environmental regulations.
The House of Lords and House of Commons Joint Committee
on the Draft Climate Change Bill released 3rd August 2007
said:
"International shipping emissions have received much less
attention, both within the UK and internationally. While
projections of future growth are not quite as steep as in
the case of aviation, and shipping does not give rise to
the added contributions to global warming caused by flying
at high altitude, the maritime sector is still a major and
growing source of emissions.
Furthermore, it is clear that discussions on the future
of international shipping emissions are far less advanced
than in the aviation field.
We recognise that both the methodology required to allocate
international shipping emissions to individual countries,
and the policy mechanisms which individual governments could
use to constrain emissions from this sector, may need further
thought. We do not want to see progress held back by any
coupling of ‘aviation and shipping’, and therefore recommend
that the Government press on with plans to include international
aviation within the UK’s targets, even if issues remain
to be resolved over international shipping. At the same
time, the Government should make it a priority to address
these issues, and both it and the Committee on Climate Change
should include international shipping emissions within their
annual projections and reporting processes."
The UK Government's interim ports policy announcement
contained evidence of a harder line being taken on the general
subject of shipping emissions. The statement said:
"We are actively supporting the development of an international
standard for shore connection and we will in future
expect newly developed terminals to make advance provision
for 'cold ironing' facilities. We will also expect major
ports to formulate plans for introducing such facilities
and existing terminals once a standard has been agreed".
About the Conference
The European Commission has confirmed that it wants the shipping
industry to be covered alongside the aviation industry under
the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme.
According to a recent study by BP shipping emissions account
for around 5% of total global carbon emissions and this could
rise by as much as 75% in the next 20 years. Although shipping
in terms of efficiency produces less greenhouse gases per
tonne-mile than other forms of transport, it is the perception
that nothing is being done to address shipping emissions which
is driving the political reaction.
The shipping industry can either wait and see what effect
the scheme will have, or take control now!
If you want to avoid regulations being imposed which are both
impractical and undesirable, engage with key industry players
and work towards a solution.
The following issues will be discussed:
How the European Commission is helping the
industry to tackle shipping emissions
Shipping emissions -
the scientific evidence
Decarbonising the shipping
industry
Reducing emissions through
the use of cleaner fuels
Engine technology to
reduce emissions
Tackling emissions at
ports through cold ironing
The role of policy in
reducing shipping emissions
Shipping as a part of
the solution: the role of shipping in reducing carbon emissions
Reducing emissions through
the legislative framework
Is regulation necessary? Reducing emissions
to meet supply chain demands
Moving forwards: what
action does the industry need to take?
Confirmed Speakers
Hans Meijer Policy Officer Unit Clean
Air and Transport, DG Transport European Commission
Larry Nye Port Planning and Analysis Services Moffatt & Nichol
(California, USA)
Donald Gregory Director of Environment
BP Marine
Mark
Brownrigg Director-General
Chamber of Shipping
Lena
Blomqvist VP Environment, Global
Environment, Corporate Affairs Wallenius
Wilhelmsen Logistics, Stockholm
Dr Peter Swift
Managing Director Intertanko
Christer Agren
Swedish NGO Secretariat on Acid Rain
Dr Hans Schlager Institute of Atmospheric
Physics, German Aerospace Center DLR
Torbjörn
Henriksson Propulsion Applications
Expert, Technical Service Wartsila,
Finland
Michael
Woods Partner and Head of the
Environment Group Stephenson Harwood
Dr Alice Bows
Senior Research Fellow Tyndall
Centre, Manchester
Tony
Mason Secretary General International
Chamber of Shipping
David
Hirst Environmental Consultant
SEAaT
Chair: Gwyn Prosser MP Labour MP for
Dover and Deal and Chairman
Associated Parliamentary Ports and Merchant Navy Group
To register proceed to on-line
booking or print a conference
brochure for a hard copy of the registration form
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