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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10877
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport

Towards monitoring of maritime carbon emissions

Brussels, 28/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has moved up a gear in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, particularly large tankers in EU waters. On Friday 28 June, the Commission unveiled a draft regulation on monitoring carbon dioxide emissions, along with a report on a carbon reduction strategy.

The idea is to put an end to the ever-increasing emissions from shipping, which currently accounts for 3% of global carbon emissions and 4% of EU27...