Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The sector currently generates 8% of global CO2 emissions: more than aviation and shipping combined. The challenge of increasing emissions is becoming more urgent as production of concrete and cement is increasing to meet global needs. Without efficiency gains, demand for cement is projected to increase by 50% by 2050.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 1, 2020

An offset program like UPS’s carbon neutral service , though, can help minimize these emissions, paving the way for a new era of sustainable shipping. Business owners or executives can then implement this service into their supply and demand operations, demonstrating a commitment to reducing emissions.

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The Verge: Energy

AUGUST 7, 2023

Container ships moored off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California, on November 16th, 2021, as a historic traffic jam started to ease. Image: Bing Guan / Bloomberg via Getty Images Report cards are out for retailers’ climate goals, specifically when it comes to tackling the pollution from their shipping.

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Business Green

MARCH 24, 2021

Total shipping industry emissions grew by almost 10 per cent from 2012 to 2018, accounting for 2.89 per cent of total global anthropogenic emissions, according to the fourth International Maritime Organisation (IMO) greenhouse gas study, the executive summary of which was published today.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A retro-fit green hydrogen vessel is being used in a demonstration of zero-emission marine technology, in the Tees Valley, in an apparent UK first. billion additional revenue to the UK, create 39,000 extra jobs and reduce land-based GHG emissions by 30-40%. If achievable, MaRI-UK estimates that a successful transition will add £1.8

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Green groups warn new carbon regulation for the shipping sector will fail to cap industry emissions and thus undermine global climate goals. Their complacency is breath-taking. Our thoughts are with the most vulnerable who will pay the highest price for this act of extreme folly.".

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Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Environmental groups warn draft plan approved by International Maritime Organisation (IMO) could see shipping emissions rise over next decade. International shipping accounts for around 2.5 The UN maritime agency again showed the world it can only deliver cosmetic changes.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Transport Secretary launches London’s International Shipping Week with an appeal to set more ambitious global decarbonisation targets for the industry.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

There's kind of this feeling that the environment ends with the shoreline.". There's kind of this feeling like the environment ends with the shoreline. The latter includes all ocean-based economic activity, including fishing, shipping, mining, port operations, oil and gas exploration and energy generation. No wish list .

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Between 8% and 10% of the world’s carbon emissions result from all these unconsumed products. According to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report 2021, roughly 17 % of the world’s food output is lost or wasted. According to statistics, 3.3 Considering Water Waste.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2022

Company announces intention to purchase two luxury cruise ships where on-board hotel operations wlll be powered by hydrogen fuel. One of the world's largest cruise operators, MSC Group, has ordered two luxury cruise ships from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri that are to be powered in part by hydrogen, it announced this week.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Cargo ships, powered by heavy fuel oil with a high sulfur content, are some of the largest and most polluting vehicles on the planet, so electrifying them could be very cost-effective in terms of reducing air pollution. The first of the electric tanker ships is now under construction, and it will be equipped with a massive 3.5

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The Call to Action is aimed at national governments and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in a bid to accelerate decarbonisation of shipping worldwide. Now is the time to raise our ambitions and align shipping worldwide - a significant carrier of global trade - with the goals of the Paris Agreement," she said.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Transportation is expected to be the largest source of new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through 2050, and a major driver of dangerous air pollution, which is disproportionately concentrated in low income communities and communities of color. By committing to zero-emissions shipping, companies can drive a more resilient and equitable future.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Dividends for the environment are also apparent. In energy infrastructure, long a major source of global carbon emissions, renewable technologies have made enormous strides. The fast-growing Port of Brisbane on Australia's east coast found itself in dire need of a solution for accommodating ever-growing container ships.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 19, 2024

Consolidation might even be better for the environment Something else we know is that industry urgently needs to eliminate methane emissions. In the Permian, consolidated acreage allows more efficient emission detecting overflights, and deployment of leak detection and repair crews.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This article originally was published on Yale Environment 360. The last 15 percent of the economy is hard to clean up — aviation, shipping, manufacturing, long-distance trucking," Fakhry said in an interview. The last 15 percent of the economy is hard to clean up — aviation, shipping, manufacturing, long-distance trucking.

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EDF + Business

JUNE 8, 2023

by Deanna Coleman and Dana Rodriguez Maritime shipping occupies a central position in the global supply chain: nearly 100,000 commercial vessels move 11 billion tons of goods each year, accounting for about 90% of global trade volume. To ensure the maritime shipping sector is both aligned with the Paris 1.5°C degrees Celsius.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

It could deliver up to a fifth (21%, or 11 GtCO2e) of the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cuts needed in 2050 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Reductions of this magnitude are larger than annual emissions from all current coal fired power plants world-wide. gigatonnes of CO2e annually by 2050. GtCO2e each year by 2050.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Green shipping certification scheme that excludes all vessels dedicated to transporting fossil fuels aims to point investors towards shipping projects aligned with global climate goals.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Company confirms that nearly a third of Coca-Cola products shipped to Yorkshire from London will be transported on trains. Coca-Cola's European subsidiary yesterday unveiled plans to transport 31 per cent of the products it ships between manufacturing sites and warehouses in London to England's North-East by rail, instead of road.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The multi award-winning Papilio3 is built around a recycled shipping container and can be installed in under eight hours, says the firm. We hope that this investment in EV infrastructure helps to convince others to make the switch over to zero-emission vehicles.”

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A negotiator representing the Cook Islands at the UN who has been criticised for blocking efforts to tackle global shipping emissions has been paid at least $700,000 since 2010 by an industry lobby group he helps run with his wife. International Parcel Tanker Association.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With sustainability at the forefront of business models, companies can operate sustainably while still allowing reduced carbon emissions and pollution, enhanced energy and resource efficiency, and conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services. They also utilize algae ink printing for a truly green shipping experience.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 17, 2023

It took a container ship getting wedged in the Suez Canal and slowing our Prime delivery for us to collectively consider the scale of infrastructure needed to link global trade. Shipping’s emissions problem The impact of shipping, often skimmed over as part of the large but abstract Scope 3 emissions, is bigger than you might think.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Nine leading multinationals have become the first companies to sign a new 2040 Ambition Statement and commit to transitioning their ocean freight vessels to zero carbon fuels by 2040, the Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vessels (coZEV) this week announced. Michelle Grose, head of logistics at Unilever, welcomed the new statement.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

US trading platform Etsy has pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions across its operations by 2030. Online marketplace Esty has pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions within the next decade, targeting both its direct emissions and those from its value chain, including emissions from seller activities such as shipping and packaging.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

Reducing carbon emissions caused by commuting and traveling saves money and your employees’ time. You will also help the environment by reducing global warming, mitigating the waste of finite materials, and reducing pollution. How Do Consulting Firms Affect the Environment? Working with firms that harm the environment.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2021

New Department for Transport initiative will support development of zero emission vessels and infrastructure that can propel decarbonisation of shipping. It's an opportunity for businesses to develop the technologies of the future, not only protecting our environment but driving economic growth," he said. "I

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Charged

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Markets, which operates 171 supermarkets in Southern California and has its own in-house shipping and distribution departments. Implementing the E-ACTT with Autocar’s help is just the first step in our commitment to our customers, the environment, and meeting California’s environmental regulations.”. Source: Autocar.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative warns air quality, labour and human rights impacts, and economic well-being must be considered as industry transitions towards more sustainable marine fuels. The levy would see shipping companies pay a tax for each tonne of CO2 emitted from ships exceeding 5,000 tonnes that trade globally.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Not only will it significantly reduce emissions, the hybrid system is also extremely quit. Get ready to explore the most remote and spectacular areas of the planet – and take a sneak peek at some of the world’s first battery powered hybrid expedition cruise ships. Arctic exploration has never been so much fun! Arctic Adventures Await!

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Summary - Japanese shipbuilding giant Mitsubishi announced that it will build and test a carbon-capture system for ships which promises to reduce ship emissions by 90%. Decarbonization is tricky Shipping is a heavy polluter – its greenhouse gas emissions make up roughly 2.5% This article is taken from Euractiv.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

To pave the way for future generations to live in harmony with the environment, it is critical that we incorporate sustainable building and distribution practices such as reducing waste, lowering emissions and sourcing from local eco-friendly providers. The Construction Industry’s Impact on the Environment. In the U.S.,

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The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 26, 2024

In this marshy coastal region between Texas and Louisiana, the proliferation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal projects, massive facilities that receive and liquefy gas from pipelines, then transfer the LNG to ships for export, unsettles residents, who consider the plants to be a threat to their coast.

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Business Green

APRIL 26, 2021

Technical paper from the Institute for Mechanical Engineers (IMech) argues 21st century wind sails and slower journeys can slash shipping emissions in the short-term. Some progress has been made.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Liquid forms of carbon are normally shipped to the UK from the Middle East, and solid biocarbon, in the form of wood pellets is shipped from the US and elsewhere. It has benefits to the environment and society through economic and social opportunities.”. The project was funded by EPSRC and The Bryden Centre at Queen’s.

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