Negotiators from governments around the world continue to work to iron out their differences over a draft text of the COP21 agreement to stop uncertain global warming 1.22pm GMTThere was some fuss yesterday at ships and planes not being included in the current draft of the Paris deal,mostly from environment groups.
But now even the shipowners organization for the EU and Norway wants shipping to be included in a Paris deal.
The talks in Paris are a unique opportunity to give a clear sign to the Member States of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that they need to act decisively in order to further regulate CO2 emissions from ships on a global level. It would provide support for their ability to plug forward and give new impetus to ongoing discussions, which we hope will very soon reach fruition. 1.16pm GMTOne of the big and longstanding bones of contention at these talks is how to assess what countries are doing to reach their climate goals (see also Andrew Steer earlier). It is sharp to note how the language used on this has subtly softened.
MRV originally stood, or when discussed before 2009’s Copenhagen summit,for monitoring, reporting and verification. This was too strong for some countries who felt that such monitoring, and if carried out by external bodies,would impinge on their national sovereignty.
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Source: theguardian.com