1. Reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions from international
shipping and energy efficiency
Issues related to the reduction of GHG emissions
from international shipping continued to remain
an important area of focus of the work of the IMO
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at
its sixty-sixth session held from 31 March to 4 April
2014. Continuous improvements to ships’ design and
size, as well as operational measures including better
speed management during the course of a ship’s
voyage are being adopted, particularly with the aim
of producing further reductions in consumption and
more efficient use of fuel. Reducing the consumption
of fuel, and consequently emissions of CO2, the
primary GHG emitted through its burning, and the
largest contributor of GHG emissions from human
activities, remains a strong incentive for shipping.