QUESTION
Council Member Erik Bottcher Asks About Interim Solutions for Ship Emissions Reduction
1:12:59
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85 sec
Council Member Erik Bottcher inquires about immediate actions that can be taken to reduce emissions from ships while waiting for shore power implementation. Discussion explores current technologies like filtering systems and low sulfur fuel usage that meet EPA standards, and their effectiveness in reducing emissions at port. Bottcher expresses a commitment to collaborate on accelerating the process, especially in terms of funding solutions.
Speaker 3
1:12:59
What can be done in the interim to help reduce the emissions from these ships.
1:13:08
What?
1:13:09
What's on the table terms of, you know, the filtering technology and other and other methods.
Speaker 7
1:13:18
Yeah.
1:13:18
So it's it's a great question.
1:13:20
And that's something that we work very closely with both the Cruise Line International Association, both the Cruise Lines directly.
1:13:29
We are very happy to see that the cruise lines that are coming in, the majority of them are using They are all at EPA standards and low sulfur emissions at 0.1%, but they're also using closed loop systems, which is also a future facing technology that is drastically reducing the emissions while they're on port.
Speaker 3
1:13:52
I look forward to working with you on on that, and my colleagues and I on the west side are ready willing able to do anything we can to help expedite this process, particularly on the funding side.
1:14:09
So thank you for your partnership in this.
Speaker 7
1:14:12
Thank you very much, council member.
Speaker 1
1:14:16
Thank you, folks.
1:14:17
I have a couple of questions.
1:14:18
Too.
1:14:20
And and I know you've answered some of this in your testimony and for members.