decarbonisation

Year in Review: Environmental issues that caught shipping’s eye in 2018

Another exciting year is coming to an end. With only few days left until the end of 2018, SAFETY4SEA looks back on the events that defined the environmental stage of the shipping industry. 2020 sulphur cap, scrubbers, LNG, emissions; these are all topics that made the headlines throughout the year. But let’s take a closer look at those topics, which now are at the core of the shipping industry.

2020 sulphur cap

Without a doubt, the 0.5% Sulphur cap that will begin from 2020 is – and will be –...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-year-in-review-environmental-issues-that-caught-shippings-eye-in-2018/

CLIA commits to reduce carbon emissions by 2030

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced a global cruise industry commitment to reduce the rate of carbon emissions across the industry fleet by 40% by 2030. Through this, cruise has become the first maritime industry which makes a joint carbon emissions commitment to sustainability on the seas.

The commitment to reduce the rate of global fleet emissions by 40% is the outcome of a collaborative process designed to build consensus among cruise line leadership.

Progress toward...

https://safety4sea.com/clia-commits-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-by-2030/

Global Maritime Forum supports IMO’s decarbonization vision

The Global Maritime Forum supports the IMO’s vision to reduce GHG emissions in the future and calls to action CEOs and maritime industry leaders in favour of decarbonization.

Namely, the Global Maritime Forum is an international non profit foundation, aiming to boost the potential of the global maritime industry. It tries to shape the future of global seaborne trade in order to increase sustainable long-term economic development and human well-being.

According to the Global Maritime Forum,...

https://safety4sea.com/global-maritime-forum-supports-decarbonization/

Maersk sets zero CO2 emission target by 2050

Danish Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, revealed plans to become carbon neutral by 2050. Under this goal, the company eyes carbon neutral vessels commercially viable by 2030, acceleration in new innovations and adaption of new technology.

In the company’s announcement, Maersk points out the importance of climate as one of the most important issues in the world.

Furthermore, the 80% of global trade is performed through shipping and it is vital to finding solutions, Maersk...

https://safety4sea.com/maersk-sets-zero-co2-emission-target-by-2050/

Full decarbonisation by 2050 is possible, report says

A report by the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) found that reaching zero emissions from transport, including shipping, is possible by 2050. In order to achieve this, the report calls for a reduction in carbon-intensive products, enhancing energy efficiency, and using decarbonisation technologies.

Namely, it would be possible to decarbonize all the harder-to-abate sectors by 2050, with an overall cost of less than 0.5% of global GDP. In order to make this happen, three sets of actions are...

https://safety4sea.com/full-decarbonisation-by-2050-is-possible-report-says/

Report: Biofuels ‘the biggest pitfalls’ in the way to shipping decarbonization

Powering European ships with batteries, hydrogen or ammonia will decarbonise the fleet and require only half the amount of renewable electricity that less efficient solutions like synthetic methane or synthetic diesel will need, noted Transport & Environment in a new report revealing a Roadmap to Decarbonising European Shipping. The EU must set out in its 2050 Decarbonisation Strategy, to be published on 28 November, how it will end the use of fossil fuels in shipping, including marine fuel oil...

https://safety4sea.com/report-biofuels-the-biggest-pitfalls-in-the-way-to-shipping-decarbonization/

NYK presents plan for decarbonised vessel

As part of NYK’s attempt to achieve ship decarbonization, the company announced that it is planning a new ship called ‘NYK Super Eco Ship 2050’, which will try to meet this goal.

NYK Super Eco Ship 2050’s design incorporates reduced resistance of the hull by reducing the weight of the hull and improving the hull form. The ship will also have electric propulsion using fuel cell and adopting highly efficient propulsion equipment. These features will reduce the ship’s weight by 70%, thus reducing...

https://safety4sea.com/nyk-presents-plan-for-decarbonised-vessel/

European Parliament supports uptake of alternative fuels

On 25 October, the European Parliament adopted its report on ‘The deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the EU’, revealing that taxation has a major impact on the price competitiveness of alternative fuels and underlining the need to address disparities in energy taxation for shore-side supply for ships and energy used to generate alternative fuels.

The report also underlined that a technology neutral approach should be adopted to create a level playing field and called on the...

https://safety4sea.com/european-parliament-supports-uptake-of-alternative-fuels/

Woodmac: Three areas of focus for the energy transition

Following the IPCC’s report presenting some gloomy predictions for the future of energy transition, Simon Flowers, Chairman and Chief Analyst at Wood Mackenzie consultancy, noted that there are three encouraging signs that society sees the need to deal with a deteriorating environment.

1) Clean air in cities

China has shown how to clean up a local environment quickly. The government reacted to poor air quality in Beijing and other major cities by closing older coal power plants and forcing energy...

https://safety4sea.com/woodmac-three-areas-of-focus-for-the-energy-transition/

Energy efficiency ranked as most impactful for shipping in next 10 years

During its latest Annual Summit in Hong Kong on 3-4 October 2018, the Global Maritime Forum presented its Global Maritime Issues Monitor 2018 report, in which maritime leaders ranked ‘energy efficiency’ and ‘choice of emissions reduction technologies and strategies’ as most impactful and most likely to influence the sector in the next 10 years.

Meanwhile, the report ranked ‘non-fossil fuels’ and ‘alternative propulsion technologies’, both potential pathways towards the goal of reducing GHG...

https://safety4sea.com/energy-efficiency-ranked-as-most-impactful-for-shipping-in-next-10-years/

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