Report calls for emission-cutting rules for shipping - Hellemic Shipping News Worldwide

Posted - Friday, 08 January 2010 - HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS WORLDWIDE

Global emissions from planes and ships will triple by mid-century unless policies are put in place to curb their greenhouse gas output, according to a new report from an environmental think tank. That rate of growth could be made 50 percent lower by building more efficient jets, using alternative fuels in the aviation and maritime sectors and requiring ships to adopt practices such as operating at slower speeds, according to the assessment prepared by researchers from the University of California, Davis, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
"These sectors have gotten less attention, but their emissions are growing rapidly," said Judi Greenwald, vice president of innovative solutions at the center. "In the climate change world, you can't really ignore anything." ...

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