This document recalls dialogue at PPR 12 concerning output 1.23 and considers the value of a potential IMO resolution to protect vulnerable areas from EGCS (scrubber) impacts.
“[The papers sponsors] recommend that the Committee adopt an MEPC resolution urging Member States and ship operators not to use EGCS [scrubbers] in specific areas, including: IMO-designated Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs), special areas, emission control areas (ECAs), national and international designated protected areas, critical and important habitats for endangered and threatened species, and highly vulnerable areas such as the Arctic. This recommendation aligns with the advice provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in document MEPC 76/9/1.|
