shipping pollution
The climate time bomb in the atmosphere
Cleaning up air pollution might increase global temperature by as much as an entire degree Celsius.
Greenhouse gas emissions from ships is increasing while the U.S. waits for world leaders to act
As U.N. talks begin Monday on whether the world should to more to rein in greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry, many are pushing the Biden administration to act on its own to curb pandemic-fueled carbon pollution.
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How the shipping industry sails through legal loopholes
A murky world of shell companies, flags of convenience, and end-of-life flags allows companies to dodge accountability and dispose of ships cheaply.
World leaders descend on France for ocean summit as Macron puts spotlight on seas
As One Ocean event in Brest aims to deliver ‘blue diplomacy’ in areas from pollution to overfishing, activists warn against ‘bluewashing.’
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Shipping industry is pressured to cut pollution caused by merchant fleet
The global shipping industry is coming under increasing pressure to cut the pollution created by the world's merchant fleet. The effort to reduce ship emissions isn't going well.
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How the shipping industry can go from global polluter to carbon neutra
From hydrogen to sails to green ammonia, the shipping industry is rethinking how it moves the massive amount of goods that undergird the global economy.
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As oil prices crashed, tankers idled off California—spewing pollution for weeks
This scrum of oil tankers, right next to the Los Angeles basin, emitted tons of air pollutants and CO2 while they were parked.
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