Tag: climate change

Dr Sian Prior, Leader Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance, explains how climate change impacts Arctic environment and suggests ways in reducing shipping’s contribution to the Arctic climate crisis and global heating.

Mr. Guy Platten, Secretary General of ICS, talks about the CEM-Hubs initiative that aims to ensure the availability of required ships, infrastructure and workforce to decarbonise the industry as we are heading towards a zero-emission future.

Greenwashing -the practice of companies making false or exaggerated claims about their environmental credentials in order to build a sustainable brand image- is nothing new. But what does this mean as sustainable finance and ESG investing are gaining more and more ground in shipping and beyond?

According to a new study, there is currently less sea ice in the Antarctic than at any time since satellite measurements began four decades ago. Only 2.2 million square kilometers of the Southern Ocean were covered by ice in early February 2023.

Future Fuels and Technology Project aims to provide an assessment of the state of availability and readiness of low- and zero-carbon ship technology and marine fuels, in order to help inform Member States as they work towards the revision of the IMO GHG Strategy.

The Global Risks Report 2023 explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade.

Researchers from Oxford University published a study on the risk to global port infrastructure due to extreme weather, finding that Port of Houston faces the greatest danger.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced  that the two companies have reached a basic agreement to establish a joint venture to integrate their businesses in fields focused on power generator systems.

Over the next decade, carbon capture will start to play a larger role in the fight against climate change. And with more industry stakeholders looking at different transportation options between capture sites and storage locations, liquid CO2 carriers will become an important link in the value chain, DNV argues.

Hydrogen is “not a panacea” for cutting carbon emissions and plans to require all new boilers to be hydrogen-ready in four years time are unrealistic, warned MPs on the Science and Technology Committee last week.