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Flag State Regulation Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Regulatory Authority Of Flags Of Convenience And Franchised Registries, Alyssa Kutner, Meredith Wilensky
Flag State Regulation Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Regulatory Authority Of Flags Of Convenience And Franchised Registries, Alyssa Kutner, Meredith Wilensky
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
International shipping accounts for approximately 2-3% percent of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Under business as usual conditions, emissions from the sector are expected to double by 2050. The quantity of GHG emissions from shipping combined with the potential for reductions using existing technologies make the sector a strategic target for mitigation measures.
In February of 2014, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law published a white paper that concluded that sovereign states have broad authority under international law to regulate GHG emissions from vessels within their registry. However, many registries are structured such that the flag state has …