Tag: CO2

Shipping is not included in the Paris Agreement entering into force on 4th November. Nonetheless, the Danish Shipowners’ Association believes that the sector must deliver its fair share of global CO2 emissions reductions.

At the UNFCCC Climate Conference (COP 22), in Marrakesh, ICS said that the recent IMO agreement on a CO2 Road Map for shipping is a significant decision giving further impetus to the substantial CO2 reductions that are already being delivered by the global industry.

The Industry Committee of the European Parliament adopted its report on the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme and stressed that the climate impact of shipping should be regulated at UN level. Therefore, the Committee rejected the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS confirming IMO regulatory role on CO2 emissions.

According to Statoil, the new Cat D Songa Enabler drilling rig has started drilling on the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea off the coast of Hammerfest. Arriving from the yard in South Korea the rig has started its first assignment on the NCS.

We4Sea has developed a smart tool that can be used to reduce the amount of fuel consumed by sea-going vessels. We4Sea's Dan Veen and Michiel Katgert strive for reducing CO2 emissions in four years time.

According to a new study published in Nature Climate Change, the increased shipping activity in East Asia has worsen air pollution resulting in large adverse health impacts and premature deaths for the regional population.

ADNATCO and NGSCO developed and implemented a project geared to achieve significant reduction in ship energy consumption, millions of dollars in savings, and cutting thousands of tons in CO2 emissions.

WWL has published its Sustainability Report for 2015 which focuses on the actions that the company has taken in order to reduce the consumption of energy and natural resources per transported product, as well as the overall environmental impact of its activities.

ECSA President Niels Smedegaard stated that shipping, being clearly a global contributor to carbon emissions, together with all other industry sectors, must be part of the solution to limit the increase in global temperature.