Tag: impacts
Watershed moment for world’s highest court to confirm that States must tackle climate impacts from international aviation and shipping beyond the ICAO & IMO
Environmental NGO Opportunity Green has submitted a written statement to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), asking the court to confirm that States have legal obligations under international law to tackle climate impacts from international aviation and shipping (IAS) in accordance with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal. Aviation and shipping sectors contribute to nearly…
Crunch Time for IMO Shipping Measures to Cut Climate Impacts
Ahead of next week’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (IMO, IWSG-GHG-16, March 11-15) and the subsequent Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 81, March 18-22), the Clean Shipping Coalition is calling on the IMO to take action in three key areas:Tracking and Measuring Energy Efficiency:…
Ship It Zero Coalition commends IKEA for addressing climate and public health impacts of maritime shipping in new sustainability reports
The Ship It Zero (SIZ) coalition commends IKEA for addressing maritime shipping while prioritizing sustainability and public health, as reflected in the company’s FY23 Sustainability and Climate reports released yesterday. IKEA’s new commitments include reducing the greenhouse (GHG) emissions from product transport by 70% (compared to baseline FY17) by FY30, building upon IKEA’s previous commitment…
EU what? A simple guide to the EU ETS, its impacts, and what action you can take to manage risk and reduce costs
Jacob Clausen, Performance Director, NAVTOR, simplifies the complexities of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) with a high-level look at the regulatory horizon, allied to a clear lowdown on how shipowners and operators can mitigate risks, manage costs and comply, comply, comply. The EU ETS for shipping landed with a colossal splash on 16 May…