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Hard Sail Power Might Have Niche In Roro Vehicle Shipping

December 1, 2024 admin boats, carbon emissions, cargo shipping, clean shipping, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, natural gas, ocean shipping, Oil, Shipping, shipping emissions

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:33:33 +0000

Sails on ships are a romantic and idealized vision of the world. Our history as a species includes innumerable tiny vessels pushed by wind across great expanses of featureless ocean, bold explorers and traders risking all on the science of sextants and the vagaries of the weather. But in recent … [continued]

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Weird Looking Sails Bring Wind Energy Back To Cargo Ships

August 11, 2024 admin airwing, boats, carbon emissions, cargo ship sails, cargo shipping, cargo ships, clean power, clean transport, Energy, Europe, renewable energy, Shipping, shipping emissions, startups, united kingdom (uk), wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:10:44 +0000

Wind energy returns to the global shipping industry, with a futuristic assist from motorsports and yacht racing.

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How Shipping Is Tapping Into The World’s Largest Network Of Ocean Weather Sensors To Help Solve Its Emissions Problem

August 6, 2024 admin clean transport, ocean shipping, Shipping, shipping emissions

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:43:08 +0000

Maritime shipping is a key player in the global energy transition but has been slow to adapt. As pressure ramps up, carriers are prioritizing solutions that drive emissions reductions today while setting them up for future success. Taking Immediate Action to Reduce Maritime Emissions The shipping industry’s monumental impact on … [continued]

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Marine Environment At Risk Due to Ship Emissions

June 18, 2023 admin chalmers university of technology, Fossil Fuels, pollution, research, SCIENCE, shipping emissions, Sweden, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:00:32 +0000

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 90 percent of the contaminants […]

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A Pricey Omission: Not Charging Ships for Their Pollution Costs the UK Dearly, £1.6bn/yr

February 10, 2023 admin carbon tax, policy & politics, policy research, research, Shipping, shipping emissions, uk

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:35:42 +0000

UK £1.6bn/yr

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Methane at Sea: Finding the Invisible Climate Killer, So-Called “Green” (LNG) Ships

April 14, 2022 admin climate change, Fossil Fuels, lng, natural gas, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, shipping emissions, te, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:00:13 +0000

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.

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Rotterdam Tops Ranking of Port Carbon Polluters

February 4, 2022 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, Fossil Fuels, policy & politics, ports, research, rotterdam, Shipping, shipping emissions

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:35:59 +0000

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 polluter – the Weisweiler coal […]