Sec. 1201. Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping
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The monitoring, reporting, and verification requirements of this section shall apply to all vessels of 5,000 gross tons or more calling at, leaving, or transiting between, or at berth at, ports in the United States, regardless of flag. A vessel shall measure and monitor on a per-voyage basis, and report to the Administrator and to the vessel’s flag-state on an annual basis, the following metrics: Total greenhouse gas emissions and particulate pollution emitted by the vessel inside the United States Exclusive Economic Zone.
Average greenhouse gas emissions and particulate pollution emitted per transport work and per nautical mile. The Administrator shall develop a list of acceptable methods for measuring, monitoring, and reporting metrics listed in subsection (b). The Administrator, to the maximum extent practicable, shall ensure consistency of such methods with similar reporting schemes developed by the European Union and the International Maritime Organization to reduce any duplicative burden on shippers.
Acceptable methods included in the list could include the following: Bunker Delivery Note
(BDN)and periodic stocktakes of fuel tanks. Bunker fuel tank monitoring on board. Flowmeters for applicable combustion processes. Direct CO 2 emissions measurements. The Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall publish an annual report on emissions from vessels covered under this section, including the underlying data, accompanied by an explanation intended to facilitate public understanding of the vessel shipping sector’s CO 2 emissions and energy efficiency. Before promulgation of regulations under this section, reports issued under this section shall be reviewed to ensure that regulatory changes will not create the risk of increased CO 2 emissions.