The new Shipping MRV text will be voted on 3 Dec at the ENVI Committee!

Following the informal agreement last week on the Commission's proposal for a Regulation on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2 emissions of maritime transport, the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament will proceed to the vote on 3 December 2014.
  Source: viEUws (start at 2 mn 54 s)

If the text is voted, it will be presented to the plenary session for a second and final reading during the course of 2015.

The agreement paves the way for a European MRV system that will become operational as of 2018, applying to ships above 5000 GT arriving and departing from EU ports, regardless of their flag and ownership.

The Regulation is meant to be a stepping stone towards a global MRV instrument, which is currently being discussed at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

Apart from data on CO2 emissions and distance sailed, the negotiators agreed that the Regulation will also require ships to report cargo-related information.

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