According to an analysis by the International Energy Agency, limiting the rise in global mean temperature to well below 2°C would require an energy transition of exceptional scope, depth and speed, including a doubling of annual average energy-related investments from current levels.
Read moreThe National Oceanographic Center has announced that its Autosub Long Range is joining ocean scientists from the University of Southampton and British Antarctic Survey on an expedition to study some of the deepest and coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth and how they affect climate change.
Read moreIMO announced that Polar Code took centre stage at the Arctic Council in Juneau, Alaska,on 8-9 March, where IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim, delivered a speech on the importance of the Code and highlighted the safety of seafarers and the environmental protection as key elements of the Code.
Read moreTenneT of Netherlands, Energinet of Denmark and TenneT TSO of Germany will sign an trilateral agreement in Brussels, on 23 March 2017, that will press ahead on developing a large renewable European electricity system in the North Sea. The companies aim to make the energy transition both feasible and affordable and central to the plan is the construction of one or more islands.
Read moreThe video informs on Lloyd's Register's research on renewable carbon energy, presenting opinions of industry leaders and experts from around the global sector, on possible technology solutions for balancing the demand for low cost energy with the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions and meet climate change goals.
Read moreFincantieri announced that “Kronprins Haakon”, the oceanographic icebreaker which is building for the Norwegian government, has been launched at the shipyard in Muggiano. Fittings will continue leading the vessel to its delivery, scheduled by the end of 2017.
Read moreDuring the World Ocean Summit in Bali, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim spoke about the importance of a global approach to climate change regulation for the shipping industry and underlined how global regulation through IMO has already been effective in reducing shipping’s carbon emissions.
Read moreIn the face of impending climate change mitigation regulations both inside and outside of the shipping industry, there is a need to better understand which assets will remain competitive, which will not, and what this will mean for the owners and financiers of billions worth of assets. Report outlines a possible approach to evaluating shipping’s risks associated with climate change mitigation policy through an illustrative case study of investments in the newbuild drybulk fleet in the size range 60,000-99,999 dwt.
Read moreThe World Economic Forum released a video recommending five ways to decelerate global warming over the next ten years. These five ways include coal use reduction, replacing the ordinary vehicles with electric ones, introducing green buildings, applying low-carbon technology in agriculture and eliminating deforestation.
Read moreA new report, produced in partnership between Carbon Tracker and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, analyses the potential for continued cost reductions in solar photovoltaics (PV) and electric vehicle (EV) technologies to displace demand for currently dominant fossil fuels and mitigate CO2 emissions.
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