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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.

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Decarbonizing Port Operations for the Modern Era

3BL Media

Nearly all – 90% – of global trade is seaborne, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), underscoring the significant environmental impact of ports and shipping. Johansen underscores the urgency of decarbonizing maritime port operations due to the significant environmental impact of shipping.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined. At 10 percent, industrial heat ranks on par with the combined emissions of cars (about 6 percent), planes (about 2 percent) and ships (about 2 percent). . In time, decarbonizing industrial heat is likely to require an all-of-the above mix of solutions.

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EU Invests $439 Million in Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Projects to Decarbonize Transport

ESG Today

Selected projects will focus on areas including the installation of public electric recharging stations for both heavy-duty and light-duty vehicles, the development of hydrogen refueling stations and onshore power installations in ports, in addition to electrifying airports and providing infrastructure shipping fuels such as ammonia and methanol.

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Amazon aims to clean up aviation

GreenBiz

But in reality, with revenues and ticket sales way down, there's only so much commercial airlines actually will do to meet decarbonization goals. More specifically, Amazon's air shipping business, which along with its entire global logistics supply chain juggernaut is booming. . Enter air cargo.

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The decarbonization promise of indoor agriculture is still in the seed stage

GreenBiz

The decarbonization promise of indoor agriculture is still in the seed stage. One uses lettuce shipped from where much of our lettuce is grown: The fields around Monterey, California. Fri, 05/22/2020 - 01:18. Here’s a tale of two chefs. Both are based in the Midwest and both are preparing a Caesar salad.

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Could Bloom fuel cells be a solution for maritime emissions issues?

GreenBiz

In the race to drastically cut emissions in shipping, one of the industry's biggest names, Samsung Heavy Industries, is teaming with fuel cell company Bloom Energy to develop a more sustainable fuel designed to meet steep international targets. Both companies have a shared vision of powering ships with fuel cells.

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