Lok Sabha Question No. 1422 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Emissions from Shipping Sector
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1422 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  MARCH, 2017 EMISSIONS FROM SHIPPING SECTOR

## 1422.   SHRI RAM MOHANNAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum and types of fuel consumed by the shipping industry during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government has any data on the carbon emission from the shipping industry in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, emission-wise for the said period;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to encourage research and development so as to reduce such emissions from the shipping sector; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) As per data received from Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, the type and quantum of  fuel  consumed  by  the  shipping  industry  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year (April-January) (provisional) is given below:
- (b)&(c):As  per  the  report  on  Rapid  Assessment  of  India's  maritime  energy  efficiency, prepared  as  part  of  India's  commitment  to  the  Global  maritime  energy  efficiency partnerships (GloMEEP) project, the CO2 emissions from ships registered in India are approximately 4.75 million tonnes for the year 2016 when operating in Indian waters.
- (d)&(e):Yes,  Madam.  India  is  one  of  the  10  Lead  Pilot  Countries  (LPC)  in  International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s  GloMEEP project. The project  component includes Maritime Energy Efficiency Capacity Building and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to catalyze maritime sector Energy Efficiency Innovation, Research & Development and  Technology  Deployment,  which  primarily  aims  to  catalyse  the  involvement  of private sector in maritime sector energy efficiency activities in developing countries through  knowledge  sharing,  international  forums  and  collaborative  pilot  efforts  in technology assessment and deployment.

| Units in thousand metric tonnes   | Units in thousand metric tonnes   | Units in thousand metric tonnes   | Units in thousand metric tonnes   | Units in thousand metric tonnes   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                                   | 2013-14                           | 2014-15                           | 2015-16                           | 2016-17 (Apr-Jan)                 |
| Furnace Oil                       | 357.7                             | 406.9                             | 395.7                             | 428.5                             |
| High Speed Diesel                 | 190.3                             | 209.0                             | 199.3                             | 129.5                             |
| Light Diesel Oil                  | 2.4                               | 2.9                               | 3.6                               | 6.6                               |
| TOTAL                             | 550.3                             | 618.7                             | 598.7                             | 564.6                             |