The extent of the ecological disaster hitting the shoreline of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands has been laid bare today with a series of exclusive photos sent to Splash from the local Tehakatuu Tribe Association.
Posted on - 2019-03-04
The extent of the ecological disaster hitting the shoreline of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands has been laid bare today with a series of exclusive photos sent to Splash from the local Tehakatuu Tribe Association.
Posted on - 2019-03-04A 960-foot-long freighter crossed the Atlantic Ocean last week running on a mix of biofuels and oil, not the usual super-polluting bunker fuel. Yet that lower-carbon fuel sloshing in Frontier Sky’s tanks wasn’t the only novelty. The vessel’s operators also used a much-buzzed-about technology to verify the ship’s carbon emissions as it traveled from the Netherlands to eastern Canada.
Posted on - 2019-03-03Air pollution from cars and factories has been regulated in much of the world since the 1970s. When it comes to the smoke-belching ships that carry global trade, the rules have been a lot looser.
Big changes start next January, though, when long-debated standards from the International Maritime Organization mandate steep cuts of sulfur emissions associated with respiratory disease and acid rain. Much tougher rules are supposed to take effect in 2050, when the IMO will require ships also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by at least half.
Posted on - 2019-03-03