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中国申请国际排放控制区的成本研究（英文）
CostAnalysisofChina'sApplicationforInternationalEmissionControlArea
Introduction:
Chinaisoneoftheworld’slargestcontributorstogreenhousegasemissions.Withanincreasingfocusonenvironmentalprotectionandsustainabledevelopment,Chinahasbeenmakingeffortstoreducepollutionandcontrolcarbonemissions.OneoftheinitiativesthatChinahasbeenworkingonistheapplicationforaninternationalemissioncontrolarea(ECA).ThispaperaimstoanalyzethecostofChina’sapplicationforanECAanditsfeasibility.
Background:
AnECAisadesignatedareaagreeduponbytheInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)toreduceharmfulgasemissionsfromships.ShipsoperatingwithinECAsmustusefuelwithlowersulphurcontentthanthecurrentlimitof3.5%andemployothermethodstocontrolemissions.Currently,thereareonlyfourECAsintheworld:theBalticSea,theNorthSea,theEnglishChannel,andtheUSandCanadiancoasts.ChinahasbeenactivelyexploringthepossibilityofapplyingforanECAintheYangtzeRiverDelta(YRD)region.
BenefitsofanECA:
TheimplementationofanECAwouldhavesignificantenvironmentalandhealthbenefits,includingareductioninemissionsofsulphurdioxide,nitrogenoxides,andparticulatematter.Inadditiontotheimprovementofairquality,theECAcouldalsohavepositiveimpactsonthelocaleconomybypromotingtheuseofcleanfuelsandtechnologydevelopment.
EstimatedcostofECAapplication:
TherearenumerousexpensesthatcomewiththeimplementationofanECA.Firstly,thecostofconductingtheresearchandanalysisnecessarytosubmitanapplicationtotheIMO,includingtheimpactassessmentandestimationofeconomiccostsandbenefits.Secondly,therewillbecostsassociatedwiththeimplementationoftheECA,suchascompliancemonitoring,enforcement,andadditionalinfrastructurerequirements.Thirdly,theremaybeindirectcoststhatarisefromchangesincommoditypricesandtheshifttocleanfuelsandtechnology.
FeasibilityofECAimplementationinChina:
AlthoughimplementinganECAintheYRDregionwouldhavenumerousbenefits,therearealsosignificantbarrierstoimplementation.Onesignificantchallengeisthecomplexityoftheshippingindustry,whichinvolvesmanydifferentsta