Transport Committee - Sixteenth Report
Sulphur emissions by ships

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 28 February 2012.

Contents

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Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

The impacts of sulphur pollution

The role of shipping in sulphur pollution

2  Regulations to limit emissions from ships

The legislative framework

The European Commission's proposal

The benefits and costs of the proposals

3  The response of the UK shipping industry

Cost implications

Means of compliance

Variations between the Commission's proposal and Annex VI

4  The Department's position

5  Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of unprinted evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and written evidence

25 October 2011

1 November 2011

Written evidence

Unprinted written evidence

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Prepared 9 March 2012