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Will the ship energy efficiency management plan reduce CO 2 emissions? A comparison with ISO 50001 and the ISM code

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  • Hannes Johnson
  • Mikael Johansson
  • Karin Andersson
  • Björn Södahl

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The Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) is the sole international regulatory instrument expected to affect rising CO 2 emissions from shipping in the short-term. In this article, we discuss present gaps in the SEEMP guidelines through a comparison with the international standard for energy management systems (EMS), ISO 50001, and with the International Safety Management (ISM) code, which sets requirements for safety management systems in shipping companies. We show that the SEEMP lacks crucial features found in typical management system standards, such as requirements on policy and management reviews. Moreover, best-practice in the form of the ISO 50001 addresses important aspects, such as monitoring, energy auditing, design, and procurement processes in much more detail. In the context of previous research on these instruments and on energy efficiency in general, we argue that these gaps may be detrimental to the success of the SEEMP, both from the societal perspective of CO 2 abatement and from the perspective of companies’ success in energy management. This requires further attention by academia, policy-makers and industry.

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  • Hannes Johnson & Mikael Johansson & Karin Andersson & Björn Södahl, 2013. "Will the ship energy efficiency management plan reduce CO 2 emissions? A comparison with ISO 50001 and the ISM code," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(2), pages 177-190, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:marpmg:v:40:y:2013:i:2:p:177-190
    DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2012.757373
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    1. Johnson, Hannes & Styhre, Linda, 2015. "Increased energy efficiency in short sea shipping through decreased time in port," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 167-178.
    2. von Knorring, Hannes, 2019. "Energy audits in shipping companies," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 125(C), pages 35-55.
    3. Anastasia Christodoulou & Kevin Cullinane, 2019. "Identifying the Main Opportunities and Challenges from the Implementation of a Port Energy Management System: A SWOT/PESTLE Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(21), pages 1-15, October.
    4. Ghaforian Masodzadeh, Peyman & Ölçer, Aykut I. & Ballini, Fabio & Christodoulou, Anastasia, 2022. "How to bridge the short-term measures to the Market Based Measure? Proposal of a new hybrid MBM based on a new standard in ship operation," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 118(C), pages 123-142.
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    6. Anastasia Christodoulou & Johan Woxenius, 2019. "Sustainable Short Sea Shipping," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-6, May.
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    8. Vinicius Andrade dos Santos & Patrícia Pereira da Silva & Luís Manuel Ventura Serrano, 2022. "The Maritime Sector and Its Problematic Decarbonization: A Systematic Review of the Contribution of Alternative Fuels," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-30, May.
    9. Iker Laskurain & Ander Ibarloza & Ainara Larrea & Erlantz Allur, 2017. "Contribution to Energy Management of the Main Standards for Environmental Management Systems: The Case of ISO 14001 and EMAS," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-21, November.

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