Maritime Transport and the Climate Change Challenge

Abstract

Preface Secretary-General of UNCTAD Foreword Editors Part I: Understanding the Challenge 1. Climate Change - State of the Science Stefan Rahmstorf 2. The World Energy Outlook 2010: Where is the World Heading After Copenhagen? Raffaella Centurelli and Timur Gul 3. The Impacts of a World in Transformation on the Prospects for Maritime Transport R. Martin Lees 4. Transport Costs, Trade and Climate Change Andreas Kopp Part II.Mitigating GHG Emissions from International Shipping 5. International Maritime Transport Under the UNFCCC Process Iulian Florin Vladu and Bernd Hackmann 6. Climate Change - A Challenge for IMO Too Andreas Chrysostomou and Eivind S. Vagslid 7. A Rebate Mechanism for an Equitable Maritime Emission Reduction Scheme Andre Stochniol 8. Market-based Instruments to Reduce Greenhouse-gas Emissions From Ships: Taxonomy and Assessment Marc D. Davidson and Jasper Faber 9. Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Shipping: Potential, Cost and Strategies Philippe Crist Part III: Industry Perspectives and Initiatives 10. International Shipping and Climate Change Peter Hinchliffe 11. Controlling GHGs: For Love or Money? Paul Gunton 12. Climate Initiatives of the World's Ports Satoshi Inoue Part IV: Adapting Ports and Other Coastal Infrastructure to the Impacts of Climate Change 13. Extreme Flood Events and Port Cities Through the 21st Century: Implications of Climate Change and Other Drivers Susan Hanson and Robert J Nicholls 14. Climate Change and Ports in America's Gulf Coast: Planning for Change Michael J. Savonis, Alan Meyers and Joanne R. Potter 15. Investigation of Potential Climate Change Impacts on Ports & Maritime Operations around the Southern African Coast Marius Rossouw and Andre Theron 16. Approach to Climate Change Adaptation in the Port of Rotterdam Tiedo Vellinga and Michiel de Jong