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"A revised strategy to reduce global shipping emissions has emerged from two
weeks of intense talks in London. It marks a significant increase in the
industry’s climate ambition.
The revised strategy has been criticised for not being ambitious enough.
However, the forecast growth in global trade and the world’s shipping fleet
means the reductions required of individual ships are much greater than the
overall greenhouse gas emission targets.
The new targets for international shipping are:
* reductions of 20% (from a 2008 baseline), striving for 30%, by 2030
* reductions of 70%, striving for 80%, by 2040
* net-zero emissions “by or around, i.e. close to” 2050.
We calculate the strategy will require cuts in emissions
per ship of up to
60% by 2030 and as much as 91% by 2040. This means the days of fossil-fuelled
ships are numbered."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
