Sec. 5. Reduction of black carbon emissions
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Through the membership of the United States in the International Maritime Organization, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall develop a comprehensive plan to reduce black carbon emissions, based on appropriate emission data from oceangoing vessels provided on a voluntary basis, from international shipping through— a clean freight partnership; the inclusion of limits on black carbon; and efforts that include protection of access to critical fuel shipments and emergency needs of coastal communities.
A principal objective of the plan developed pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be the establishment, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, of a roadmap toward helping countries reduce fine-particle emissions (PM 2.5 ) in the shipping sector through— the installation of advanced emissions controls; and the reduction of sulfur content in fuels. Acting as chairperson of the Arctic Council, the Secretary of State shall— lead an effort to reduce black carbon through an Arctic-wide aspirational black carbon goal; and encourage observers of the Arctic Council (including India and China) to adopt national black carbon emissions reduction goals and mitigation plans. Through the membership of the United States in the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, the Secretary of State is encouraged— to work with the Coalition to craft specific financing mechanisms for the incremental cost of international black carbon mitigation activities; and to request that the Coalition produce a report describing black carbon mitigation financing options. The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall— prioritize black carbon mitigation activities as part of official development assistance and programmatic activities; give special emphasis to projects that produce substantial environmental, gender, livelihood, and public health benefits, including support for clean-burning cookstoves and fuels; and work with the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves to help developing nations establish thriving markets for clean and efficient cooking solutions. The Secretary of State, in collaboration with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Transportation, shall provide additional aid to international efforts to reduce black carbon emissions from diesel trucks, 2-stroke engines, diesel generators, and industrial processes by providing technical assistance— to help developing nations lower the sulfur content of diesel fuels; to expand access to diesel particulate filters; to provide vehicle manufacturers with low-emission engine designs; and to develop other mitigation activities, including energy efficiency alternatives for generators and industrial processes.