Tag: CO2

EU Transport and Environment Ministers meet 14-15 April in Amsterdam for an informal joint Council meeting . The agenda features a discussion on how Member States could make a positive and constructive contribution to achieve an international framework of CO2 reduction commitments.

Maersk Line and Electrolux are raising the bar in addressing the environmental impact of international shipping by signing a strategic sustainability agreement. The five-year agreement sets an ambitious target of reducing the CO2 emissions of every container by 20% until 2020.

A CO2 tax for companies should be the foundation of the imperative renewable energy revolution. The fact that the COP21 climate agreement does not mention this political measure with respect to reducing global emissions, is a major missed opportunity, according to Wouter Last, president of plant IT and engineering specialist at Dutch technology company Hint

NGOs Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment made an official statement regarding Paris climate target as new secretary-general of IMO Kitack Lim met with EU Environment and Transport Commissioners

The Paris climate agreement’s target of limiting global warming well below 2°C will be impossible without measures to curb shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions, MEPs told industry representatives last week. Including shipping CO2 in the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) or having the sector contribute to a climate compensation fund were the options on the table, they said.

ExxonMobil’s new report ''The Outlook for Energy: A view to 2040'' forecasts that global CO2 emissions are likely to peak around 2030, and then begin declining. In coming decades, although populations and living standards will rise significantly, ongoing improvements to energy efficiency – and increasing efforts to use lower-carbon fuels wherever practical – will slow the growth in energy-related CO2 emissions.

Borouge signed a Carbon Pact with Maersk Line as part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week showcasing its strong commitment to sustainability. This agreement also enables Borouge to deliver its products globally to customers and markets with the lowest possible environmental footprint.

Giant icebergs are responsible for storing up to 20 per cent of carbon in the Southern Ocean, a new study has found.

Over the course of the year the extent of the shipping industry’s confusion – some would say delusion – on how to clean up its emissions became clear, says Sotiris Raptis, shipping and aviation officer, European Federation for Transport and Environment.

A report released by the Global Carbon Project (GCP) has found that emissions of carbon dioxide in 2015 will break the rapid emissions growth of the past decade.Despite global economic growth in 2015, worldwide emissions from fossil fuels are projected to decline by 0.6 per cent this year.