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The EU must take the driver’s seat in fossil fuel-free transport - Climate Change News - Technology (Oct 13) |
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Oct 13 · Transport accounts for a growing share of global emissions. The EU should lead a push for clean travel at home and internationally
Night-time traffic in the French city of Paris (Photo credit: Nelson Minar)
Transportation is the connective tissue of our society. It brings us prosperity, but also rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants, threatening the health of the planet and its people.
We must dramatically increase fossil fuel-free transport to avert a deepening climate crisis.
Globally, transportation causes over a fifth of all carbon emissions and at the current growth rate, this will rise to two-fifths within a decade.
And ... | By Stientje van Veldhoven Read more ...
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The cruise industry says LNG is a climate solution. It’s not - Climate Change News - Technology (Sep 26) |
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Sep 26 · Some of the world’s biggest cruise companies are claiming to be green, while continuing to use weakly regulated fossil fuels
A cruise ship docked in the Port of Miami, Florida, USA (Pic: Anthony Quintano/Flickr)
On my way home from a recent holiday in France, I drove past Saint Nazaire shipyard. On the dry dock, dwarfing everything around it, was Royal Caribbean’s new cruise ship under construction – Utopia of the Seas. It will be the company’s first cruise ship in its class to be powered by liquified natural gas, or LNG.
LNG is a fossil fuel whose use is not consistent with the Paris Agreement 1.5C temperature goal. It consists primarily of methane, an ... | By Carly Hicks Read more ...
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Dozens of oil & industry lobbyists attended secretive shipping emissions talks - Climate Change News - Technology (Jul 20) |
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Jul 20 · Oil and gas companies like Shell, BP and Equinor were represented at shipping climate talks
Delegates at the open talks of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee. (Photo credit: International Maritime Organisation)
Lobbyists from oil companies such as Shell, ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco joined government negotiators at recent secretive talks on how to cut emissions from the shipping sector, Climate Home has learned.
Climate Home identified ten oil and gas company lobbyists and over 50 employees of the shipping industry on the participant list of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) talks, which the media and public were barred ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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Pacific “mixed feelings” after compromise on shipping’s climate goals - Climate Change News - Technology (Jul 7) |
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Jul 7 · Climate vulnerable Pacific islands struck a deal with emerging economies worried about the targets’ impact on economic development
Cilmate protesters dressed as mermaids lie on the floor at the IMO's drinks reception on Monday evening (Photo credit: Guy Reece)
Governments have agreed to an improved set of climate goals for the shipping sector after climate vulnerable Pacific nations and trade-reliant emerging economies struck a compromise at talks in London.
After two weeks of negotiations which Kiribati’s negotiator described as “challenging and distressing” for everyone, negotiators at the headquarters of the United Nations shipping arm ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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Governments set to fail to plot shipping industry course for 1.5C - Climate Change News - Technology (Jul 6) |
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Jul 6 · Despite a strong push from Pacific islands, the latest draft does not improve on targets criticised as not ambitious enough
Secretary General of the IMO, Kitack Lim, watches on as activists stage a protest outside the organization's headquarters. Photo: Crispin Hughes/Extinction Rebellion
A campaign by climate-vulnerable Pacific islands to raise governments’ ambition on emissions-cutting for the global shipping industry looks set to fail at talks in London.
With just over a day of negotiations left at the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO), the latest draft strategy does not significantly improve on targets that were branded “not ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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Shipping set to boost climate targets - Climate Change News - Technology (Jul 4) |
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Jul 4 · A draft agreement, which is subject to change, would target net zero near 2050 and set goals for 2030 and 2040
A protester dressed as Poseidon talks to IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim (Photo: Guy Reece/Extinction Rebellion)
Governments are set to agree to boost the global shipping sector’s emissions reduction targets, at talks in London this week.
After a week of behind closed door negotiations, the talks chair put together a draft strategy on Monday which includes improved emissions cut targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050.
The strategy aims for the sector to reach net zero either “by” or “around” 2050 and targets emissions cuts on ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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Latin America leads resistance to global shipping emission tax - Climate Change News - Technology (Jun 29) |
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Jun 29 · Brazil, Argentina and others have opposed a levy on global shipping emissions at behind-closed-door talks in London
A container ship calls at a port in New Zealand (Photo: Bernard Spragg/Flickr)
At crunch talks in London, Latin American nations led by Brazil have fought against a tax on the emissions of the global shipping sector.
The media is not allowed to watch the talks, hosted by the United Nation’s shipping arm in London, but six sources in the room said Latin American countries were most vocal against the measure.
A Brazilian foreign ministry spokesperson told Climate Home they opposed the levy, claiming it would distort trade, could push up the ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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US ‘still on the fence’ as nations debate global shipping emission tax - Climate Change News - Technology (Jun 28) |
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Jun 28 · The US’s treasury secretary would not commit to backing a shipping tax and the US was not on a list of 22 countries who support the measure.
A container ship passes underneath Oakland bridge (Photo: Caribb/MOL)
Government negotiators gather in London are deciding whether to push forward a global levy on emissions from the shipping sector to fund climate action, but the US has so far declined its support.
When asked about the tax during a press conference in Paris on Friday, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said it was a “very constructive suggestion” and “something the United States will look at”.
But the US was not among the ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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Momentum grows towards 2050 zero carbon shipping target - Climate Change News - Technology (Dec 20, 2022) |
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Dec 20, 2022 · Nigeria, Chile and Vietnam are among countries now backing a stronger climate goal for international shipping, but cost concerns remain
Cruise ship Carnival Breeze docking in Grenada, January 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic put most tourism on hold (Pic: Larry Syverson/Flickr)
Momentum is growing behind calls to decarbonise global shipping, as several large emerging economies joined rich nations and climate vulnerable Pacific islands in backing a strong goal at the UN’s shipping body in London last week.
Nigeria, Chile and Vietnam were among the countries calling for a net zero or zero carbon goal at the International Maritime Organization’s ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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International air travel set for ‘aspirational’ 2050 net zero goal - Climate Change News - Technology (Oct 07, 2022) |
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Oct 07, 2022 · The International Civil Aviation Organization has agreed a 2050 net zero emissions goal for aviation but its credibility is in doubt
Don Muang airport during floods in Thailand (Photo: Athit Perawongmetha/Greenpeace)
Governments approved a net zero by 2050 emissions target for international air travel on Friday despite opposition from Russia and China.
The “aspirational goal” was signed off by transport ministers at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) assembly in Montreal, Canada.
But there is currently no viable technology to eliminate planes’ emissions and airlines and governments at Icao have not contemplated reducing ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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Dutch government issues world-first cap on flights from European hub - Climate Change News - Technology (Jun 27, 2022) |
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Jun 27, 2022 · Schiphol airport, the third busiest in Europe, will be required to limit traffic to below its pre-pandemic peak, to reduce pollution
Amsterdam Schiphol airport is the third busiest in Europe (Pic: Amin/Wikimedia Commons)
Schiphol airport in the Netherlands is set to permanently cut the number of flights in a bid to reduce noise and air pollution. Campaigners described the decision as a “historic breakthrough” that could help curb emissions from the aviation industry.
From the end of 2023, Schiphol airport, the third busiest in Europe in terms of passenger traffic, will limit the maximum number of flights each year to 440,000, 12% less than in 2019, the ... | By Isabelle Gerretsen Read more ...
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Turkey opens laboratory to grow algae for jet fuel, in EU-backed clean aviation push - Climate Change News - Technology (Jan 31, 2022) |
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Jan 31, 2022 · Ministers hope Turkish Airlines will make its first biofuelled flight by the end of 2022, but experts are sceptical algae can make much of a dent in aviation emissions
Turkish minister Varank walks through tubes of algae used for food supplements (Photo: Independent Project)
A laboratory to grow algae for jet fuel opened in Istanbul this month, as part of an EU-backed push to cut carbon emissions from flying.
The €6m ($6.8m) demonstration project is funded by the European Union and Turkish government. It will grow simple water-based plants, known as algae, in outdoor ponds and indoor tubes, and refine them into fuel and other products.
After touring the site ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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A race for lithium is sparking fears of water shortages in northern Argentina - Climate Change News - Technology (Jan 07, 2022) |
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Jan 07, 2022 · The salt flats of Catamarca hold rich resources for a green revolution, but the impact of mining on water sources has nearby communities worried
Under a pale lavender sky, four women walk up to a small house, in Fiambalá, a small mountain town, in the northern reaches of Argentina.
This is the third door they have knocked on this December night, armed with a notebook of maps and statistical information, and an appeal they have been delivering for months.
They hope to add another signature to their petition against a new lithium project on their doorstep. The Catamarca province, in northwestern Argentina, is rich in the resource that is supposed to fuel a green ... Read more ...
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US spending on airport expansion flies under the radar for climate activists - Climate Change News - Technology (Dec 06, 2021) |
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Dec 06, 2021 · Public funding of $25 billion to airports generated little controversy despite flying’s outsized climate impact, in contrast to the European discourse
Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits Dallas Forth Worth airport in October (Photo: Dallas Fort Worth Airport/Screenshot)
The US government has agreed to hand $25 billion to airports in the next five years, implicitly supporting an increase in flights despite the climate and health impacts.
The $550bn bipartisan infrastructure bill was signed into law last month after intense negotiations between Congress Democrats and Republicans. It includes spending on green transport like $66bn on rail and $7.5bn on ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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UN shipping body agrees voluntary measures to cut black carbon in the Arctic - Climate Change News - Technology (Nov 29, 2021) |
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Nov 29, 2021 · At the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting, countries urged ship operators to switch to cleaner fuels in Arctic waters
Heavy fuel oil used by ships emits black carbon – a pollutant that absorbs sunlight and traps heat in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. (Pic: Patrick Kelley, US Coast Guard)
Ship operators have been urged to switch to cleaner fuels in the Arctic, under a resolution to cut black carbon emissions at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last week.
When burned, heavy fuel oil emits black carbon – sooty particles that absorb sunlight and trap heat in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. It is a particular ... | By Isabelle Gerretsen Read more ...
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UN shipping body considers zero emissions goal, defers decision to 2023 - Climate Change News - Technology (Nov 24, 2021) |
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Nov 24, 2021 · While the US, Japan and Panama backed setting a zero carbon shipping goal for 2050, emerging economies said rich countries needed to go first and provide finance
Shipping accounts for around 3% percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (Photo: DerellLicht/Flickr)
Countries are open to strengthening a global climate goal for shipping, but not before a planned review of the strategy in 2023.
That was the upshot of talks in the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) environment committee on Monday and Tuesday.
There was no consensus behind a specific proposal by three Pacific island nations – the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Kiribati ... | By Isabelle Gerretsen Read more ...
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After Cop26, countries must turn climate promises into action on global shipping - Climate Change News - Technology (Nov 22, 2021) |
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Nov 22, 2021 · Comment: A meeting of the IMO this week is the first test of translating promises made in Glasgow into bold action. The world must turn its gaze to shipping
A container ship passes underneath Oakland bridge (Photo: Caribb/MOL)
Last week all eyes were on Cop26, the global climate conference in Glasgow, and rightly so.
World leaders, youth, entrepreneurs, and citizens gathered and debated how we will save ourselves from the climate crisis we have caused.
As the leader of a country whose very existence depends on the outcome, I was heartened to see so many people take to the streets to demand action.
Now I ask everyone to look beyond the Cop and push for ... | By David Kabua Read more ...
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UN boss calls for stronger aviation and shipping climate goals in line with 1.5C - Climate Change News - Technology (Oct 14, 2021) |
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Oct 14, 2021 · Antonio Guterres said targets set at UN bodies for international transport were compatible with more than 3C of global warming and urged more action
Planes parked at Cardiff airport (Photo: Clint Budd/WikiCommons)
UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for international shipping and aviation targets to be radically strengthened, in line with the Paris Agreement stretch target to limit global warming to 1.5C.
Climate goals set at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which sit under the UN umbrella, are consistent with more than 3C of global warming, he said.
Antonio Guterres told the Global ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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Pacific islands call for zero carbon shipping by 2050, citing IPCC report - Climate Change News - Technology (Aug 23, 2021) |
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Aug 23, 2021 · Three Pacific nations want to reopen talks on the long term climate target at the International Maritime Organization, urging higher ambition
House with a sea wall in front of it in Kiribati (Photo: Christan Aslund/Greenpeace)
Three climate vulnerable Pacific nations have asked the world’s governments to agree to aim to make international shipping emissions-free by 2050.
In a proposal to the UN’s shipping body, the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Kiribati cited a major report published earlier this month summarising the latest climate science.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said to limit global heating to 1.5C, the more ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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Pacific islands make lonely case for carbon price on shipping - Climate Change News - Technology (Jun 16, 2021) |
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Jun 16, 2021 · The Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands called for a price on shipping pollution at the UN body, but got only tepid support from European nations
The Marshall Islands have built sea walls to try and protect their people from rising tides (Photo: Genevieve French/Greenpeace)
Pacific island nations made the case for a carbon price to tackle shipping’s climate impact at the UN body responsible for seaborne transport on Wednesday, but found only tepid support.
At a environmental committee meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands jointly proposed a carbon price of $100 a tonne on bunker fuels.
Major ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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It took the Suez Canal crisis to highlight the scale of the polluting shipping sector - Climate Change News - Technology (Apr 01, 2021) |
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Apr 01, 2021 · Comment: The growing global shipping fleet is increasing the sector’s climate and environmental impacts. To rein it in, we need a global carbon price for shipping
The Ever Given blocked trade for about a week. (Photo: Kees Torn/WikiCommons)
Yes, a massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal is funny. The comparison to Austin Powers gave me a true belly laugh – a rare and welcome feeling a year into the tragedy of Covid-19.
But it also took the crisis of this major trade artery getting blocked for almost a week for us to simply notice the vast ships underpinning our modern consumer lifestyles.
The Suez Canal crisis is not just a story of delayed goods ... | By Madeline Rose Read more ...
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Mauritius oil spill: questions mount over ship fuel safety - Climate Change News - Technology (Feb 19, 2021) |
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Feb 19, 2021 · More than six months after the Wakashio spilled fuel oil into a pristine lagoon, Mauritians are still waiting for answers and compensation
Local volunteers assist with the clean-up from the Wakashio oil spill in Mauritius (Photo: Fawzee Mohamad Barkhut)
Over six months ago, Japanese cargo ship MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off the coast of Mauritius, leaking up to 1,000 tonnes of heavy oil into a pristine lagoon.
The oil spill has been described as one of the worst ecological disasters ever to hit the western Indian Ocean. It has devastated the livelihoods of local fishermen and tour operators, who were already struggling to stay afloat due to the ... | By Isabelle Gerretsen Read more ...
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UK Supreme Court lifts ban on Heathrow airport third runway - Climate Change News - Technology (Dec 16, 2020) |
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Dec 16, 2020 · Heathrow still faces major obstacles to carry out its expansion plans, in light of the UK’s 2050 net zero target and uncertain future demand
Judges ruled in February 2020 that Heathrow's plan to build a third runway was unlawful (Pic: Deposit Photos)
The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Heathrow would not be banned from building a third runway, following a historic court case between climate campaigners and Europe’s busiest airport.
Plans for a third runway had stalled after the Court of Appeal ruled in February that the expansion was unlawful because, among other reasons, it failed to consider the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The Supreme ... | By Isabelle Gerretsen Read more ...
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As UN action on ship emissions falls short, attention turns to regions - Climate Change News - Technology (Nov 26, 2020) |
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Nov 26, 2020 · The International Maritime Organization set minimal curbs on shipping’s 1Gt carbon footprint this decade. Here’s how the EU, US and China could decarbonise the sector
Aerial view of a container ship near Singapore (Pic: Flickr/Marco Verch)
As one of the world’s most polluting industries, shipping is facing mounting pressure to clean up its act. Ships emit around one billion tonnes of greenhouse gases every year, accounting for 3% of global emissions. Without further action, ship emissions in 2050 are expected to reach 90-130% of 2008 levels.
Last week the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) was accused of “kicking the can 10 years down the ... | By Isabelle Gerretsen Read more ...
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UN shipping body approves Arctic heavy fuel oil ‘ban’, delayed for a decade - Climate Change News - Technology (Nov 20, 2020) |
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Nov 20, 2020 · Campaigners describe ban as “meaningless”, as concessions to Russia allow most ships to continue using heavy fuel oil in the sensitive polar region until 2029
With sea ice in retreat, the Arctic is opening up to shipping and exploitation (Pic: Patrick Kelley, US Coast Guard)
Ships will be banned from burning or using heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters under a newly agreed regulation, but with loopholes giving most polluters a pass until 2029.
Countries approved the proposal during an environmental committee meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) – the UN body responsible for international shipping – on Friday.
The ... | By Isabelle Gerretsen Read more ...
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Anger as UN body approves deal that allows ship emissions to rise to 2030 - Climate Change News - Technology (Nov 17, 2020) |
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Nov 17, 2020 · A package of fuel efficiency measures agreed at the International Maritime Organization is expected to shave just 1% off shipping emissions this decade
Ship at sea (Photo: Marco Verch /Flickr)
Countries have agreed a package of energy efficiency measures that will allow emissions from global shipping to continue to rise until 2030.
The deal, which was designed to curb the sector’s carbon footprint, will instead hand out ships a free pass to pollute for the next decade, campaigners warn.
Nations approved the proposal during a meeting of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) environment committee on Tuesday. Under IMO rules, it will take ... | By Chloé Farand Read more ...
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UK Supreme Court hears climate case on Heathrow airport expansion - Climate Change News - Technology (Oct 08, 2020) |
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Oct 08, 2020 · Heathrow Airport is challenging a ruling that quashed plans to build a third runway earlier this year, based on the UK commitment to the Paris Agreement
Judges ruled in February 2020 that Heathrow's plan to build a third runway was unlawful (Pic: Deposit Photos)
Heathrow appeared in front of the UK Supreme Court this week in a bid to overturn a judgment that blocked Europe’s busiest airport from expanding.
In February, campaigners claimed a historic victory in the Court of Appeal, which quashed plans for a third runway at Heathrow on climate grounds. The case was brought by litigation charity Plan B and campaign group Friends of the Earth.
Three appeal judges ... | By Isabelle Gerretsen Read more ...
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UK Climate Assembly calls for frequent flyer levy, private jet ban - Climate Change News - Technology (Sep 10, 2020) |
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Sep 10, 2020 · A group of 108 citizens tasked with finding fair and socially acceptable ways to decarbonise the British economy by 2050 proposed curbs on jetsetting
A small minority of people take most of the world's flights (Pic: Andy Mitchell/Wikimedia Commons)
A citizens' assembly has called on the UK government to make those who fly more pay more and to ban polluting private jets and helicopters.
Those were among the more radical proposals in a package of recommendations on how to decarbonise in a fair and socially acceptable way.
"[The assembly members] came out most strongly in favour of taxes on air travel which increase, not only as people fly further, but also as ... | By Joe Lo Read more ...
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Major ship emissions study flags a bigger role for governments - Climate Change News - Technology (Aug 04, 2020) |
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Aug 04, 2020 · Some 30% of ship emissions come from domestic voyages, researchers find, urging governments to tackle the sector in national climate plans
Cargo ship (Pic: Pedro Szekely/Flickr)
Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping increased by 9.6% from 2012 to 2018, as rising demand outweighed efficiency improvements.
That was revealed on Tuesday in a study commissioned by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the first comprehensive analysis of ship emissions worldwide since 2014.
While the coronavirus pandemic is temporarily slowing the flow of cargo and savaging the cruise industry, emissions are expected to rebound in the longer term. By 2050, ship emissions ... | By Megan Darby Read more ...
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Air travel to bounce back faster in domestic markets, industry forecasts - Climate Change News - Technology (Jul 31, 2020) |
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Jul 31, 2020 · A projected recovery in domestic air travel to pre-pandemic levels by 2022 puts the spotlight on emissions from major markets like the US and China
Emissions from in-country flights are often neglected in national climate plans (Pic: Nicky Boogaard/Flickr)
Air travel is resuming on many routes as restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus ease.
Domestic air travel will return to pre-pandemic levels by 2022, two years ahead of international air travel, according to projections from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Tourism Economics.
This trend puts an onus on major markets like the US and China to tackle the greenhouse gas ... | By Jocelyn Timperley Read more ...
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European battery gigafactories boom despite Covid slowdown - Climate Change News - Technology (Jul 27, 2020) |
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Jul 27, 2020 · The region is on schedule to meet rising demand for electric vehicles, with five major battery factories in operation and at least 11 more expected by 2030
Daimler battery factory in Kamenz, Germany (Photo: Daimler)
While Covid-19 has brought many industries to a halt, plans to build large-scale battery gigafactories across Europe have remained largely on schedule, according to market analysts.
Data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (BMI), a London-based price reporting agency, predicts that by 2030 there will be at least 16 plants operating across the continent with a total annual production capacity of 446 GWh.
This would make the region the second ... | By Zak Derler Read more ...
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Biden support for US cleantech innovation ‘will raise the bar’ internationally - Climate Change News - Technology (Jul 15, 2020) |
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Jul 15, 2020 · The US presidential contender has pledged to invest in research and development to tackle the climate crisis if elected, in a plan welcomed by experts
Democratic candidate Joe Biden on the campaign trail in Des Moines, Iowa, in January 2020. (Photo: Phil Roeder/Flickr)
US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s plan to spur innovation in clean technology will ripple beyond America’s borders, experts say.
The Democratic nominee in this year’s US presidential election pledged to pursue “historic” investments in energy innovation and accelerate research and development on clean technologies “on a scale well beyond the Apollo programme” – which took the first men to the ... | By Chloé Farand Read more ...
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Norway sets electric car record as battery autos least dented by Covid-19 crisis - Climate Change News - Technology (Jul 02, 2020) |
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Jul 02, 2020 · Electric car sales worldwide are suffering less from the Covid-19 crisis than petrol and diesel rivals, in sign of hope for a shift to cleaner transport
Electric car park in Oslo (Photo: Alister Doyle)
Pure electric cars made up almost half of car sales in Norway in the first half of 2020, in a world record as battery-powered vehicles suffer less than fossil-fueled rivals in the economic downturn caused by Covid-19.
Worldwide, car sales have plunged in 2020 but government measures to promote a greening of the auto industry in nations from China to France have made electric cars a relative bright spot in the market.
In Norway, the global electric car leader ... | By Alister Doyle Read more ...
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Green bailouts? – Climate Weekly - Climate Change News - Technology (Mar 27, 2020) |
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Mar 27, 2020 · The US Senate unanimously approved a $2-trillion relief package this week to weather the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: John Brighenti/Flickr)
The huge economic efforts to weather the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have become the new frontline for climate action.
As trillions of dollars pour into the global economy to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19, resounding calls have been made to governments and financial institutions to ensure longer term climate action is a condition for relief.
With carbon-intensive sectors lining up for economic support to protect the jobs of millions of people, calls are also intensifying for workers to benefit over ... | By Chloé Farand Read more ...
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Coronavirus may toughen airlines’ goals for curbing emissions in 2020s - Climate Change News - Technology (Mar 13, 2020) |
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Mar 13, 2020 · Coronavirus likely to lower a key 2019-20 baseline for average aviation emissions that will force more carbon offsets if flights rebound in 2020s
The UN aviation body Icao is meeting in Montreal to decide which offsets schemes airlines will be able to use under Corsia. (Photo: Melv_L - Macasr/Flickr)
The coronavirus outbreak has sent the aviation industry reeling from one of its biggest economic shocks in recent years.
But the virus is also putting the finger on one of the industry’s most difficult challenges: curbing the sector’s increasing greenhouse gas emissions from a baseline of 2019 and 2020.
As part of goals to limit emissions, members of the ... | By Chloé Farand Read more ...
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Putting the brakes on – Climate Weekly - Climate Change News - Technology (Mar 13, 2020) |
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Mar 13, 2020 · Staff disinfects the New York transit system in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit/Flickr)
The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, pushing the global economy into frenzy.
As industrial production slows down and planes are grounded, the bust to the global economy is seeing global emissions fall. But the pollution respite for the planet could be short-lived.
Writing in Climate Home News, Andrew Norton, director of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) warned that “what counts in terms of meaningful action to address the climate crisis is ... | By Chloé Farand Read more ...
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Coronavirus: IMO postpones key meeting on reducing shipping emissions - Climate Change News - Technology (Mar 12, 2020) |
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Mar 12, 2020 · The international shipping body has postponed five meetings due to take place at its London headquarters
The IMO has cancelled five meetings because of the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo: Flickr/Marco Verch/CC-by-2.0)
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has postponed a significant meeting on environmental protection a day after the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
The UN body responsible for global shipping, which is based in London, also closed its headquarters to staff and visitors on Thursday and Friday as a precautionary measure.
The IMO put off talks by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), ... | By Chloé Farand Read more ...
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Coronavirus: IMO postpones key meeting on reducing shipping emissions - Climate Change News - Technology (Mar 12, 2020) |
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Mar 12, 2020 · The international shipping body has postponed five meetings due to take place at its London headquarters
The IMO has cancelled five meetings because of the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo: Flickr/Marco Verch/CC-by-2.0)
ByChloé Farand
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has postponed a significant meeting on environmental protection a day after the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
The UN body responsible for global shipping, which is based in London, also closed its headquarters to staff and visitors on Thursday and Friday as a precautionary measure.
The IMO put off talks by the Marine Environment Protection ... Read more ...
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UK's Heathrow airport expansion ruled unlawful over climate change - Climate Change News - Technology (Feb 27, 2020) |
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Feb 27, 2020 · Three judges ruled the plans illegal because they failed to take into account the UK's commitment to the Paris Agreement
Three juges in the UK have ruled expansion plans at Heathrow airport to be illegal over the UK's commitments to the Paris Agreement.(Photo: Heathrow Airports Limited)
ByPhoebe Cooke for DeSmog UK
Campaigners in the UK have hailed an "historic" victory for climate change after three judges ruled expansion plans for the country's busiest airport to be unlawful.
Activists erupted into cheers at the Royal Courts of Justice in London after successfully blocking plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport.
Lord Justice Lindblom found that ... Read more ...
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One million solar panels! If only we knew where they were… - Climate Change News - Technology (Feb 12, 2020) |
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Feb 12, 2020 · Comment: Pinpointing solar panels and knowing exactly where the sun is shining can cut carbon emissions by reducing the need to keep fossil-fueled generators on standby
Solar farm, Lostwithiel, south-west England (Photo: Robert Pittman/Flickr)
How much solar energy is being pumped into the electricity grid right now? No-one knows! Not even the government, nor even the operators of the electricity grid.
The UK ranks seventh in the world in installed solar capacity – behind China, US, Japan, Germany, India and Italy, according to the International Energy Agency’s 2018 data.
Official UK figures tell us there are now over one million installations of solar ... | By Dan Stowell and Jack Kelly Read more ...
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