The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released a statement following the European Commission’s proposed extension of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover the international shipping sector. Guy Platten, secretary general of ICS, co…
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As a sector at the “forefront of the climate change challenge”, the maritime sector is stepping up to its climate change mitigation and resilience building responsibilities, according to UNCTAD. But while the UN’s trade body commends and supports the I…
Decarbonisation winners and losers Read More »
Global shipping accounts for about 3% of the world’s annual carbon emissions, and pressure is intensifying on the industry to reduce that pollution to contribute to the international goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To date, the shippin…
IMO has a new plan to reduce shipping’s carbon emissions; will it be enough? Read More »
There is a need in the industry for a more fair and nuanced way of categorizing ships according to their emissions profile says the people behind the tool. ”If scrubbers and IMO2020 were the talk of town last year, EEXI and GHG ratings relating to Gree…
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Drewry believes methanol can play a major role in meeting the IMO’s emissions reduction targets for the maritime sector for 2030 and zero-emission targets for 2050. By 2023, the goal for the sector is to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) th…
Methanol – a bright future as a marine fuel Read More »