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The European Environment AgencyThe European Environment Agency and emissions from international and emissions from international

maritime transportmaritime transport

John van Aardenne, Air and Climate Change ProgrammeJohn van Aardenne, Air and Climate Change Programme

February 9, 2011 at the European Climate Change February 9, 2011 at the European Climate Change Programme II – WG ShipsProgramme II – WG Ships

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The European environment – state and outlook 2010The European environment – state and outlook 2010

Maritime transport emissions in SOER 2010 thematic assessments:Maritime transport emissions in SOER 2010 thematic assessments:

a.a. Air pollutionAir pollution

““Many climate change mitigation policies are positive in terms of also improving air quality“Many climate change mitigation policies are positive in terms of also improving air quality“

“…“…as emissions of NOas emissions of NOXX from land-based sources decrease, there is a growing awareness of the from land-based sources decrease, there is a growing awareness of the increasingly important contribution to Europe's NOincreasingly important contribution to Europe's NOXX emissions from national and emissions from national and international shipping….”international shipping….”

b. b. Mitigating climate changeMitigating climate change

"International aviation and shipping "International aviation and shipping account for an additional 310 million account for an additional 310 million tonnes of COtonnes of CO22-equivalent (about 6 % -equivalent (about 6 % of total EU‑27 GHG emissions of total EU‑27 GHG emissions excluding LULUCF)”excluding LULUCF)”

Shipping presents a global problem: Shipping presents a global problem:

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EEA and monitoring of EU27 GHG emissions:

Annual submission of the greenhouse gas inventory of the European Union to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.

Input from MS reports copied to EEA/COM under EU GHG monitoring mechanism.

Published: 02 June 2010 with GHG emissions 1990-2008 for EU27

International bunker emission are reported separately and are excluded from the national totals (memo item).

Method: bunker fuel statistics from data taken from national energy balances. Following IPCC 1996 Guidelines.

Emissions decreased by 2.1 % between 2007 and 2008 to 171 million tonnes of CO2 for international shipping.

However, emissions increased by ~60% between 1990 and 2008.

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Greenhouse gas emissions by main sector in EU-27 in 2008 (EEA, 2010)Greenhouse gas emissions by main sector in EU-27 in 2008 (EEA, 2010)

Change 1990-2008 (%)

-100% -50% 0% 50% 100% 150%

Energy production

Manufact. / construction

Transport

Households / services

Fugitive emissions

Industrial processes

Agriculture

Waste

Int. Aviation

Int. Shipping

Total GHG Waste2.8%Agriculture

9.6%

Industrial processes

8.3%

Fugitive emissions

1.7%

Households / services

14.5%

Transport19.6%

Manufact. / construction

12.4%

Energy production

31.1%

Total greenhouse gas emissions by sector in EU-27 in 2008 [4,940 million tonnes of CO2 eq]

Excludes 310 million tonnes of CO2 eq. from international aviation and shipping

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Different estimates for EU27 emissions:

Difference between EU27 emissions (171 Mt CO2-eq.) as included as memo in EU UNFCCC inventory and other studies using different methodologies (e.g. CE Delft, 311 Mt CO2-eq.)

This indicate that “traditional” fuel balances as used in national inventories, have shortcomings in measuring all aspects of int. transport (e.g. fuel sold outside EU to EU inbound ships).

Potential benefits of monitoring individual ships fuel consumption

Better insight in quality of bunker fuel statistics incl. energy balances.

Split between domestic and international bunker fuel statistics(domestic navigation is subject to emission reduction targets)

Link with air quality: monitoring of individual ship emissions could improve the quality of air pollution emission inventories and as such improve monitoring/reduction of impact of int. shipping on air quality.

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Further reading:

What is EEA:http://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/who

The European environment – state and outlook 2010: http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer

EU greenhouse gas inventory report:http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/european-union-greenhouse-gas-inventory-2010

EEA GHG data viewers:http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/PivotApp/pivot.aspx?pivotid=475http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/PivotApp/pivot.aspx?pivotid=473

Country profiles:http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/climate/ghg-country-profiles