A consortium led by Scotland-based shipyard Ferguson Marine Engineering has secured funding from the European Union (EU) to develop the world’s first seagoing car and passenger ferry powered by hydrogen.The €9.3m funding has been provided under the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and will be added to the project’s overall cost of around €12.6m.
Posted on - 2018-07-02The international shipping agency already has the legal authority to implement and enforce policies to achieve its new climate target, according to new analysis published by Environmental Defense Fund and Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. “The Legal Bases for IMO Climate Measures” finds the International Maritime Organization (IMO) can – by simply amending its existing regulations – ensure speedy entry into force of climate measures, while ensuring the measures are legally binding, enforceable and implemented globally. Countries at the IMO agreed in April to reduce international shipping’s greenhouse gas pollution by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008 levels, and to peak emissions as soon as possible.
Posted on - 2018-06-28Airlines will be able to declare the fossil fuels they burn to be green 'alternative fuels' under a UN scheme set up to tackle the climate impact of flying. For example, airlines burning kerosene could be rewarded with reduced obligations to buy carbon offsets simply because the refinery producing the oil was running on renewable electricity. The agreement on which fuels will be credited under the scheme, which is known as CORSIA, was reached last night at the UN aviation agency ICAO in Montreal.
Posted on - 2018-06-28