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Sulphur emissions from shipping are increasing and shipping is expected to be the main source of EU sulphur emissions by 2020. A draft EU directive aims to curb sulphur emissions from ships. The Transport Committee agrees that this significant source of air pollution needs more stringent limits, but the UK government must negotiate to ensure the EU Directive goes no further than the revised MARPOL Annex VI agreed in 2008. The Committee recognises that the benefits of the revised MARPOL Annex VI significantly exceed the costs of compliance; acknowledges that costs will fall most directly on ship operators; and accepts that the abatement technology required for passenger shipping may not yet be ready for widespread commercial use. The report also reminds the shipping sector that tighter emissions limits have been under discussion for many years; operators could have been more proactive about developing effective pollution abatement technology; and must shoulder the cost of ensuring that their activities comply with relevant environmental legislation. In addition, the Committee concludes that the UK Government must: establish how the Commission will monitor the impact of the revised Directive on maritime sulphur emissions from the shipping industry; establish what the Commission plans to do in order to curb the risk of 'modal shift' from sea to road transport; push the Commission to clarify the definition of passenger ships on regular service and the use of techniques such as emissions averaging
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