The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2017 GHG data collected under the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). US EPA indicated an overall reduction across sectors and that total US greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 2.7% from 2016 to 2017.
EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, believes that this reduction came from technological breakthroughs in the private sector.
In particular, according to US EPA’s findings, the total GHG emissions reduced by 2.7% since...
Energy Efficiency 2018 analyzes ways to improve global energy efficiency to 2040, concluding that efficiency alone could allow the world to extract twice as much economic value from the energy it uses compared to today.
This analysis comes as the Intergo...
https://safety4sea.com/iea-energy-efficiency-policies-can-reduce-ghg-emissions-by-40/
Finland is trying to reduce GHG emissions from shipping and establish measures for reducing these emissions from next year. The program will aim to reduce emissions as soon as possible and preferably before 2023.
According to Minister of Transport and Communication Anne Berner, the negotiations on actions for reducing emissions must be initiated the soonest, and if possible in 2019.
For this reason, the actions include short-term measures for cutting emissions, starting at the earliest before...
https://safety4sea.com/finland-develops-action-plan-to-reduce-shipping-emissions/
The 73rd session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee will take place on 22-26 October 2018, at IMO Headquarters in London, focusing on key environmental challenges facing the shipping industry. Among the key topics on the agenda are the hot issues of the GHG reduction from ships and 2020 sulphur cap, as well as marine litter and BWM Convention.
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships
The MEPC is expected to develop and agree a programme of actions to implement the initial IM...
As part of its efforts to minimize the environmental impact of its products, Finnish technology group Wärtsilä said it has set a target to cut Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from its gas engines by a massive 15% between 2015 and 2020.
To achieve this, Sebastiaan Bleuanus, General Manager, Research Co-ordination & Funding, says the first step towards reducing all emissions is to switch from diesel to gas:
If you want a pure win-win solution in terms of emission reduction, the first thing to do is...
https://safety4sea.com/wartsila-eyes-15-ghg-reduction-from-gas-engines-by-2020/
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/
On the occasion of the Global Maritime Forum, a group of 34 CEOs and industry leaders from across the maritime value chain worldwide gathered to sign a call for action in a bid to lead the maritime industry in a transition towards a new decarbonized future. The signatories believe the industry needs to accelerate both technological and business model innovation, further improve operational and technical energy efficiency, and mark transition to zero-carbon fuels and new propulsion systems.
The...
https://safety4sea.com/34-maritime-ceos-sign-call-for-action-on-decarbonization/
Seven major international ports recognized for advancing environmental initiatives have teamed up to launch the ‘World Ports Climate Action Program’, focusing on the development of projects to address global warming and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, against greenhouse gas emissions.
The US Port of Long Beach will join port authorities in Los Angeles; Rotterdam in the Netherlands; Hamburg in Germany; Barcelona in Spain; Antwerp in Belgium; and Vancouver in Canada.
This partnership helps...
https://safety4sea.com/seven-major-global-ports-join-forces-to-tackle-global-warming/
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has preliminarily awarded $41 million dollars to the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) for the Zero-Emission and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facilities (ZANZEFF) project. The total project cost for this initial phase is $82,568,872, with partners providing $41,446,612.
The Zero and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facilities project provides a ‘shore to store’ plan and a hydrogen fuel-cell-electric technology framework for freight facilities to structure operations...
https://safety4sea.com/port-of-la-awarded-41-million-for-zero-emissions-project/