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Common Expert Group on Emission Reduction of the Inland Waterway

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Ports & Inland Navigation

Jorge de Britto Patrício-Dias

Geneva, 10 October 2012

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I. Problem and Drivers• Narrowing gap between road transport and IWT

regarding air emissions

• Drivers:- Lack of emission regulations for several decades compared to road

transport- Long serviceable lifetime of IWT engines compared to road transport- Small market for IWT engines

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II. Major Challenges • Current legislation on emissions only applicable to new

IWT fleet

• Focus should be widened to legacy fleet (existing engines)

• 4 Major pollutants: - CO2- PM- SOx- NOx

• Emission reduction achieved by technical and/or operational measures

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III. To be assessed • Business as usual

• Measures at other level or voluntary measures:o Differentiated port dues/feeso Green labellingo Speed limits in environmentally sensitive areaso Cruise control systemso Exchange of information on best practices

In parts already taking place

• Legislative measures:o More stringent standards for new engineso Set emission standards for existing engineso Set emission standards for both types of engineso Explore specific measures to soften financial impact

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IV. Progress to Date

• Study by PLATINA under SWP6.4 – Policy Support on greening the fleet – to be finished by end October 2012

• Marco Polo II: Provision of support services in the field of inland waterway transport – as of October 2012

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V. Future Steps

•Impact assessmento Report based on findings of PLATINA and Marco Poloo To be presented to the IAB for its December sessiono 3 meetings of Common Expert Group on Reducing the Emissions of the Inland Waterway

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•Adoption of proposal(s) for legislative measure(s) on emission reduction in IWT in early 2013

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Thank you for your attention

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