The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is backing a zero-carbon emissions target for shipping by 2050, saying that the energy transition can bring benefits to workers if done in the…
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Russia To Build Its First LNG-Fuelled Icebreaker
MOSCOW, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Metals miner Nornickel said it will participate in the design and building of Russia’s first dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) and diesel icebreaker to prepare…
CO2 Emissions from Coal Shipping Steady in 2020 as Green Pressures Grow
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) – Carbon emissions produced from seaborne coal exports stayed steady last year despite the impact of the coronavirus on consumption, a study showed…
Port of Long Beach Incentivizes Ocean Carriers to Deploy ‘Greenest’ Ships
Ocean carriers with vessels calling at the Port of Long Beach are set to be be further incentivized to deploy their greenest ships. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners…
UK includes ship, plane emissions in carbon budget for 1st time
The UK has decided to include its share of international shipping and aviation emissions in its sixth Carbon Budget – an important part of the government’s decarbonisation efforts that will allow for…
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U.K. May Include Shipping in New Emissions Trading Platform
By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The U.K. government is considering whether to include the shipping industry in its new carbon market as it seeks ways to eliminate transport pollution by 2050….
Shipping Groups Press EU to Advance Ammonia and Green Hydrogen as Marine ‘Fuels of Future’
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – Shipping and trade groups are calling on the European Union to advance the development of ammonia and green hydrogen as the best marine fuel…
Marine Benchmark: Shipping’s CO2 emissions to rise despite efficiency gains
Global CO2 emissions will continue to rise and track fleet growth, a new analysis by Swedish big data firm Marine Benchmark shows. The post Marine Benchmark: Shipping’s CO2 emissions to rise…
IMO Approves Extra Steps to Curb Shipping Emissions
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – The United Nations shipping agency on Tuesday approved measures to boost energy efficiency in vessels as part of efforts to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint, a UN spokeswoman said. Countries approved the additional regulations to reduce the carbon...
Detecting Ship Emissions from Space
- Shipping emissions are globally responsible for around 400 000 premature deaths.
- Since January 2020, the maximum sulphur dioxide content of ship fuels was globally reduced to 0.5%
- Scientists detect nitrogen dioxide plumes from individual ships from space using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite.
- Scientist use ‘sun glint’ satellite data over the ocean to observe ship emission plumes.
Scientists use data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite to detect nitrogen dioxide plumes...