Tag: sustainability

Following its two sustainability commitments in 2017, New York-based bank JPMorgan Chase announced additional steps to address climate change and further promote sustainable development. Among others, the bank committed to stop financing coal-fired power plants or oil and gas exploration projects in the Arctic.

Five months after the launch of the Getting to Zero Coalition seeking to get commercially viable deep sea zero emission vessels into operation by 2030, a total of 100 Coalition members gathered in Copenhagen, for the first time on 25 February, to advance a work-plan for the coming 2 years.

Port of Antwerp along with BASF Antwerpen, Randstadm Belgium and AMS decided to join their forces for their Chair in Sustainable Transformation for another three years. In fact, their common goal is to further boost sustainable transformation by awareness raising, research and co-creation.

JP Morgan economist alerts that climate change will be catastrophic without actions being taken to improve the current situation of the environment, as climate change will severely impact economic growth, shares, health, and how long people live.

Oil major, Shell, launched its LNG Outlook for 2020, presenting the trends of 2019 concerning the liquefied natural gas demand and growth, highlighting that the year that passed was a record-year of LNG supply growth.

An international rather than a regional approach to regulation would help the industry meet the challenges for a cleaner and more sustainable environment, said Captain Dwain Hutchinson, Managing Director and CEO of the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA).

During the European Shipping Week, the European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) presented its position paper in response to the EU Green Deal proposed by the new European Commission. ECSA has already expressed its support on the proposed EU Green Deal. Now, the Association launched its position paper as a policy response of the industry towards the European Commission’s ambitious EU Green Deal.

Oceans of Energy installed with success the first modules of the world’s first offshore floating solar farm in the Dutch North Sea, while the company informs that since November the system has already survived the first winter storms. 

Heads of state and government will meet on February 20, aiming to reach an agreement on the size and purpose of the next EU budget. The outcome should tell whether Europe is able to finance its transition to carbon neutrality.

The second SAFETY4SEA London Forum successfully concluded on Wednesday 12th of February 2020 at the Hellenic Centre, London UK.