MERS is a non-profit organization and initiative established to develop and accelerate the implementation of a technically sound and politically acceptable global scheme to (1) raise financing to tackle climate change and (2) reduce shipping emissions, whilst recognizing the UNFCCC principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.
You may read IMERS executive summary
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The aim is to incorporate the scheme, preferably implemented as a differentiated levy on marine haulage/shipping fuel, into the post-2012 climate agreement. IMERS will achieve this by: (1) undertaking policy analysis and facilitation of submissions to the multilateral negotiations on the proposed scheme, (2) developing a scheme demonstrator to illustrate the viability and operation of the proposed scheme, (3) mobilizing stakeholders, principally governments of both developed and developing countries, around the single supra-national scheme.
This is proposed as a global, supra-national scheme with an ambitious goal to halve shipping emissions over long-term.
IMERS in 30 words: A technically sound and politically acceptable levy on fuel for international shipping, which differentiates responsibilities between developed and developing countries. Applied worldwide, collected centrally, bypassing national coffers, raising $6bn+ annually for climate action.

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IMERS |
Dr Andre Stochniol |
| 23 Earlsthorpe Road, London, SE26 4PD, UK | Founder |
| Phone: +44 208 77 66 211 | Email: andre [at] imers.org |
| Fax: +44 208 77 66 212 | Mobile: +44 7809 764 894 |
IMERS is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (number 6765675).