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MEPC 84/7/47: Comments on the report of the third meeting of GESAMP-LCA Working Group

REDUCTION OF GHG EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS

This document comments on the report of the third meeting of the GESAMP Working Group on Life Cycle GHG Intensity of Marine Fuels (GESAMP-LCA WG) (MEPC 84/7/16) and highlights the potential issues arising from the possible methodological refinements to the 2024 LCA Guidelines identified by GESAMP-LCA WG with respect to finding ways forward for addressing the default well-to-tank (WtT) GHG intensity of fossil LNG. The document advises that the Organization should continue moving forward with single, conservative, global default emission factors for purely fossil fuel pathways and proposes that the Committee provide guidance to GESAMP-LCA WG accordingly and as requested.

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