Ahead of the key global event that will decide the pace of shipping’s decarbonization, Vincent Clerc, CEO of Danish shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk, has highlighted three imperatives that will be crucial if the maritime industry wants to meet ambitious emission reduction targets.
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Used cooking oil and lamb fat contribute to marine alt-fuel blend
Scientists at Aston University in Birmingham, UK believe they may have produced a viable alternative to traditional marine bunker fuels, care of a blend of leftover cooking oil, lamb fat and agricultural waste.
Delegates doubt next week’s MEPC meeting will bring concrete results
Ahead of next week’s IMO climate meeting, there is far from consensus on which instruments are needed to reduce shipping’s climate footprint.
Bellona meets with Arctic Council officials on black carbon and alternative energy in the polar region
As new environmental priorities fill the agenda of the Arctic Council under Norway’s leadership, Bellona met last week with its chair, Morten Høgland, to discuss battling climate change in the earth’s most vulnerable and rapidly heating region.
Global temperatures breached critical 1.5°C warming threshold for first time over 12 month period
The global average temperature in January 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels for the month, meaning the planet has breached the 1.5°C benchmark for the past 12 months.
Three rival camps pitch up at key IMO decarbonisation meeting
All eyes turn to a trio of ideas as the Marine Environment Protection Committee meets in London.
Concept Study to Offload Onboard Captured CO2 Key Findings and Executive Summary
The successful downstream integration of onboard captured CO2
in the carbon value chain hinges on the ability to capture, store
and offload industry-acceptable CO2 ashore.
Fossil fuel majors miss the mark on climate targets
Nearly a decade after the Paris Agreement, the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, including BP and Saudi Aramco, are far from meeting the 1.5°C global warming limit. And they’re making plans to expand.
Landmark study on offloading onboard captured carbon dioxide identifies low port readiness as key barrier to large-scale commercialisation
A recent study commissioned by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register and ARUP, has identified low port readiness as a major hurdle bottlenecking the adoption of Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) system as a practicable decarbonisation solution.
Training seafarers to use green fuels could cost shipping a billion dollars
Some 800,000 seafarers will need to be ”upskilled” to handle new fuels currently being developed as part of shipping’s decarbonisation journey.