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"International shipping is a crucial part of the global economy – 90% of the
world’s trade is transported by sea. But almost all ships use fossil fuels, and
so the sector is also a major emitter of greenhouse gas pollution – with
emissions roughly on a level with the entire nation of Germany.
Progress on cutting emissions in shipping has been slow. In fact, emissions are
no lower now than they were ten years ago. The sector’s record is under
scrutiny at COP26 – the latest UN climate summit in Glasgow. The International
Maritime Organization (IMO) – the UN body charged with delivering international
shipping’s strategy on tackling climate change – has a target to cut emissions
by 50% by 2050. The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres criticised this,
arguing the IMO’s pledges are not aligned with the Paris Agreement’s goal of
limiting global heating to 1.5°C, but are “more consistent with warming above
3°C”.
So if this is not ambitious enough, what is? We set out to answer this question
in a new study. We found that international shipping must make a radical change
in course. It must cut emissions by a third this decade and get on a path to
zero emissions before 2050."
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
