Research into the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ocean-Going Vessels (2000-2001)

At the "Third Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" (COP3) held in Kyoto in December of 1997, while a general agreement was reached between countries on target reductions of CO2 emissions, the investigation of the special conditions involved in the reduction of CO2 incidence from ocean-going vessels (the difficulty of regulating vessels at sea, specific vessel operation systems such as flag of convenience etc.) were requested of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
For this reason, this research project is designed to comprehensively investigate the emission volume of greenhouse gases such as CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrogen monoxide (N2O) from ocean-going ships and the options available for the reduction of such emissions from a technical, socio-economical and policy forming viewpoint.
The results of this research are being gathered as fundamental data to be utilized in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions such as CO2 on a global scale. They are used in the formation of policy proposals presented to IMO and are dispersed amongst the related organizations and individuals worldwide.

"Published Report

1. Proposal to the 47th Session of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 47) titled "Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships: Study on Estimation and Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ocean-Going Vessels"
2. Proposal to the 46th Session of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 46) titled "Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships: A Preliminary Study on Estimation of GHG Emissions other than CO2 from Ocean-Going Vessels" (April, 2001)
3. Proposal to the 6th Session of the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG 6) titled "Evaluation Of The IMO Greenhouse Gas Emission Study - Comments on the Report on the Outcome of the IMO Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships -" (February, 2001)
4. Proposal to the 45th Session of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 45) titled "Prevention Of Air Pollution From Ships - A Point of View Toward GHG Emission Reduction: Preliminary Study on Estimation and Future Trends of GHG Emissions from All Marine Vessels" (October, 2000) (PDF 38KB)
5. Prediction of CO2 Emissions from Ships (2000) (PDF 28KB)
6. A Report on Research Concerning the Reduction of CO2 Emission from Vessels (August, 2000) (PDF 593KB)