IMO Agrees To First Tax On Shipping Emissions
The IMO has a bold new plan to address shipping emissions from oceangoing cargo ships by taxing each ton of carbon dioxide emitted.
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Marine Environment At Risk Due to Ship Emissions
According to a recent study conducted by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, the collective release of metals and other environmentally harmful substances by ships poses a significant threat to the marine ecosystem. The researchers assessed the pollution levels caused by these emissions in four ports and discovered that over … [continued]
Methane at Sea: Finding the Invisible Climate Killer, So-Called “Green” (LNG) Ships
Infrared images show unburned methane – a potent greenhouse gas – being released from supposedly ‘green’ LNG ships, a damning new investigation by Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. European politicians are playing with fire in their support for LNG, says T&E, with methane over 80 times more climate warming than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.
Rotterdam Tops Ranking of Port Carbon Polluters
Rotterdam tops T&E’s ranking of Europe’s ports by carbon emissions puts the spotlight on ports to do more to clean up shipping while industry profits soar. The port of Rotterdam is associated with almost 14 million tonnes of CO2 each year, putting it on a par with Europe’s fifth biggest industrial … [continued]
Top 15 U.S. Retailers Created More Pollution From Shipping Than 1.5 Million American Homes
The top 15 U.S. retailers were responsible for as much climate pollution in 2019, from their shipping alone, as the energy used to power 1.5 million American homes, a report released Monday by Pacific Environment finds. Walmart tops the list, with 3.7 million tons of CO2 pollution — more than a … [continued]
UN Greenwashes Shipping with Hopelessly Weak Carbon Efficiency Target
Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Eoin Bannon The global shipping fleet will be required to reduce its carbon intensity by just 1.5% a year under a climate plan adopted by the UN regulator, the IMO, yesterday. The target is as weak as what would be achieved under business as usual¹ … [continued]
Clean Planet Energy Makes Fuels For Airplanes & Ships From Non-Recyclable Plastics
Clean Planet Energy says it is creating clean fuels for ships and airplanes from non-recyclable plastic waste.
Over 100 NGOs Sound The Alarm Over EU’s “Green” Finance Rules
The EU’s green finance rules must be grounded on science, 130 NGOs and experts have told the European Commission after it proposed to designate fossil-fuel powered ships, bioenergy, hazardous chemicals and other polluting activities as “sustainable” investments.
The New Danish Climate Plan — Together For A Greener Future
As I noted in earlier posts about the Danish government’s plan to phase out diesel and gas cars by 2030, a full plan for emission reductions over the next 12 years would be revealed this week. And indeed it was. The plan is called “Together for a greener future.”
