The European Community Shipowners' Association , the European Commission , the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by waiting for a plan to combat greenhouse gas emissions from ships .

The newspaper Lloyd's List reported by Steve Matthews , the European Community Shipowners ' Association ( ECSA ), the European Commission , the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to combat greenhouse gas emissions from ships by the kararlaştırılmadan common measures , local measures are hopeful that will not receive .

Lloyd's List, said in a statement the Secretary-General Alfred Guiner ECSA , the European Commission in order to combat greenhouse gases from ships , by itself, the rules will be put into force by the end of this year, the time limit set for the IMO stated find a concrete solution .

Guiner views , " the aforementioned measures , the Commission would do after scrutinizing the detail depends on the results of the Copenhagen Conference ," he stated ..

" IMO's role is very important and inevitable , but it will give you the time needed to develop a solution to the IMO of the European Union . All measures to prevent ship owners to spend their records flag other flag vessels discrimination is required. "

ECSA, the inclusion of market-based solution supports the Treaties . But , on the other Shipowner Associations / Institutions , as there are differences of opinion about the solution ECSA'da of the members .

Alfred Guiner also " will consist of a combination of different methods, based on an agreement would be reached in the market I am sure ," he said .

( Lloyd's List newspaper published on 04.01.2010 )

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