EU plans to slash carbon emissions threaten to drive up CO2 produced by the shipping industry, the head of the world’s second-largest container carrier has warned.
全球第二大集装箱运输公司MSC地中海航运(Mediterranean Shipping Company)的负责人警告称，欧盟(EU)削减碳排放的计划可能会推高航运业的二氧化碳排放量。
Soren Toft, chief executive of the Mediterranean Shipping Company, told the Financial Times EU measures, which are still under consideration, would have the reverse effect of their intentions unless low carbon fuels were readily available.
MSC地中海航运首席执行官索伦•托夫特(Soren Toft)向英国《金融时报》表示，除非低碳燃料已经就位，否则欧盟旨在削减碳排放的措施——目前仍在考虑中——将适得其反。
This is because operators would be forced to slow down their vessels to meet the demand for cuts, creating the need for more new ships to maintain service levels.
这是因为航运企业将被迫降低其船只的速度，以满足减排要求，这就需要更多的新船只来维持服务水平。
“For us, it’s very clear that what they are proposing in absence of carbon neutral fuels will add more capacity, more containers, all of which needs to be financed, built in Asia, which will produce more emissions,” he said.
他说：“对我们来说显而易见的是，他们在没有碳中和燃料的情况下提出的建议，将增加更多的运力、更多的集装箱，所有这些都需要资金和在亚洲建造，这将产生更多的排放。”