The Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships Project (GloMEEP), which aims to support increased uptake and implementation of energy efficiency measures in the shipping industry, was formally launched yesterday at the IMO-Singapore Future-Ready Shipping 2015 conference.
The GloMEEP project, short for “Transforming the Global Maritime Transport Industry towards a Low Carbon Future through Improved Energy Efficiency”, will focus in particular on building capacity to implement technical and operational measures in developing countries, where shipping is increasingly concentrated.
It marks the beginning of a new blueprint for creating global, regional and national partnerships to build the capacity to address maritime energy efficiency and for countries to mainstream this issue within their own development policies, programmes and dialogues.
Funding for the two-year project was agreed in July. GloMEEP will be executed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Attending the GloMEEP launch were representatives of the lead pilot countries for the project: Argentina, China, Georgia, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Morocco, Panama, Philippines and South Africa.
These countries will be supported in taking a fast-track approach to pursuing relevant legal, policy and institutional reforms, driving national and regional government action and industry innovation to support the effective implementation of IMO’s energy efficiency requirements.
The project inception meeting and global project task force meeting will take place in Singapore on 30 September and 1 October.
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