GHG emissions from ships: the MRV proposal

In 2009, the EU committed to include shipping in its climate policy but instead the Commission proposed last year only to monitor CO₂ emissions. This briefing outlines why T&E believes the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) proposal is a step in the right direction but lacks ambition and will have little impact if left unchanged. It explains why the MRV system should be broadened to also include SOx and NOx, and why unreliable monitoring methods should be removed and data transparency ensured.