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Download or read book Maritime Transport and the Climate Change Challenge written by . This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International maritime transport carries over 80 per cent of the volume of world trade and is vital to globalized trade. Like other economic sectors, it is facing a dual challenge in relation to climate change: the need to reduce its contribution to global warming - international shipping generates around 3 per cent of global CO2. Against this background, from 16 to 18 February 2009, an UNCTAD expert meeting on " emissions from fuel combustion - and the need to adapt to the impacts of climatic changes. If left unchecked, these emissions, which are not currently covered by the UNFCCC framework, are expected to increase by a factor of 2.2 to 3.1 over the next four decades. At the same time, maritime and related transport systems are also likely to be directly and indirectly affected by various climatic changes, such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events and rising temperatures, with broader implications for international trade and development
