Remove COP26 Remove Net Zero Remove Shipping
article thumbnail

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Faïg Abbasov, head of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment, told BusinessGreen the proposal was "essentially an empty shell." "To Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

Shipping 436
article thumbnail

7 Companies Leading the Net Zero Energy Revolution

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Last year marked a global shift in corporations adopting low-carbon and net-zero pledges as experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference , COP26, declared that the climate crisis is at a critical inflection point. C commitment and 7,126 companies have joined the Race to Zero. SOURCE: Antea Group.

Net Zero 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Unlike other approaches to monitoring emissions, it plans to attribute emissions to specific sources, whether these be individual factories, ships, power plants or a range of other facilities and all its data will be placed in the public domain. Ultimately, all these impacts from increased transparency will have to be accommodated.

article thumbnail

‘Urgent action’ needed if Scotland’s transport sector is to meet net zero targets, according to new report

Envirotec Magazine

Net zero offers ‘huge economic development opportunity’ for Scotland. A new report suggests immediate action aimed at achieving net zero carbon can still offer a significant economic opportunity for Scotland – and the transport sector is “hugely optimistic” about the country’s prospects of decarbonisation.

article thumbnail

Firm Steer Needed for Shipping Transition

Chris Hall

The shipping industry’s green transition will be stuck in the slow lane without incentives and rules to drive more private investment to diverse innovations, COP28 heard yesterday. Governments also announced plans to collaborate on green shipping corridors, including Singapore and Australia , the US and UK , and Portugal and Brazil.

article thumbnail

Net Zero Scrutiny Intensifies at COP27 

Chris Hall

Sharm El Sheikh sees progress on accountability and transparency of net zero pledges, but many admit need for regulatory intervention. . New mechanisms for keeping private sector climate promises have taken big steps forward at COP27 this week, while major banks provided limited visibility on their path to net zero. .

article thumbnail

Shipping sets Sail for Greener Horizons

Chris Hall

It’s an industry you can’t put on the internet; we will need shipping in the years to come, which means we have to ensure it is sustainable in the long term,” says Stephen Fewster, Global Head of Shipping Finance at Amsterdam-headquartered ING Bank. . Hydrogen has very low density, making it difficult to store on large ships.