Tag: climate change

The Northwest Ports of Vancouver, BC, Seattle, Tacoma, and the combined container operations of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, announced their joint vision to phase out emissions from seaport-related activities by 2050.

International energy and climate leaders from more than 40 countries took part in the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit to identify how to work together to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. 

Amid a public debate around container shipping in the Arctic, Geneva-based shipping giant MSC has doubled down on its position to avoid considering the Northern Sea Route, on environmental grounds.

Japanese shipping company NYK signed two sustainability linked loan (SLL) agreements to promote and support environmentally and socially beneficial economic activities.

British Columbia is the first province in Canada to set GHG emission reduction targets for major sectors of the provincial economy, including the oil and gas industry.

Ahead the upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in June, the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) and the Solomon Islands have submitted a proposal to IMO for the development of a $100 per tonne emissions levy to reduce GHG emissions from shipping. 

The Coalition for the Energy of the Future, gathering transport, energy and other companies from around the world with the ambition to reduce emissions, unveiled seven projects to be realized within 2021.

In order to meet its climate targets, Belgium should move beyond local renewable energy production and import solar or wind energy from countries with plenty of wind and sun. A new study by the hydrogen import coalition reveals that this is both technically and economically feasible.

Following last year's announcement of its ambition to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, oil major Shell now set out details of how it will achieve the target to accelerate its transformation into a provider of net-zero emissions services.

Climate change, digitalization and the effects of COVID-19 pandemic were key topics in this year's international maritime trade fair SMM, which took place virtually for the first time, gathering more than 160 speakers.