Thursday, September 25, 2014
ICS: Global shipping emissions down 20 percent
The total greenhouse gas emissions from global maritime transport were approximately 20 percent lower in 2012 than in 2007, according to the International Chamber of Shipping.
ICS said the global shipping industry, which transports about 90 percent of all trade, is thought to have produced only about 2.2 percent of the world’s total GHG emissions during 2012 compared to 2.8 percent in 2007.
The estimates are contained in the latest comprehensive study of the shipping industry’s greenhouse gas emissions prepared by the International Maritime Organization, the statement said, which will be considered by its Marine Environment Protection Committee next month.
"The latest IMO study, which uses satellite tracking, suggests there’s been a significant reduction in absolute CO2 emissions from ships due to the introduction of operational efficiency measures across the whole fleet," said ICS Secretary General Peter Hinchliffe at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York this week. "This includes operating at slower speeds, combined with more fuel-efficient designs on board the large number of newbuild vessels that have recently entered the market."
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