With annual international shipping CO₂ emissions doubling since 1990 and now accounting for roughly 10% of global transportation emissions, the maritime shipping sector sits at a crossroads in the fight against climate change.
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The Maritime Industry Urged to Adopt Wind Technology to Meet IMO Decarbonisation Targets; a Levy on Polluting Shipping Fuels Will Accelerate Adoption
As global leaders convene this week in London to discuss tools to deliver a decarbonisation strategy for global shipping, vulnerable countries and marine NGO Seas At Risk are pushing for the introduction of a strong carbon levy on heavily polluting vessels
New tech will trap CO2 from cargo ships and store it in the ocean
US company Calcarea is developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the exhaust of cargo ships. Pictured is a prototype reactor at the Port of Los Angeles.