Scientists at Aston University in Birmingham, UK believe they may have produced a viable alternative to traditional marine bunker fuels, care of a blend of leftover cooking oil, lamb fat and agricultural waste.
Fuel/Energy Type: All
Bellona meets with Arctic Council officials on black carbon and alternative energy in the polar region
As new environmental priorities fill the agenda of the Arctic Council under Norway’s leadership, Bellona met last week with its chair, Morten Høgland, to discuss battling climate change in the earth’s most vulnerable and rapidly heating region.
Global temperatures breached critical 1.5°C warming threshold for first time over 12 month period
The global average temperature in January 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels for the month, meaning the planet has breached the 1.5°C benchmark for the past 12 months.
Three rival camps pitch up at key IMO decarbonisation meeting
All eyes turn to a trio of ideas as the Marine Environment Protection Committee meets in London.
Concept Study to Offload Onboard Captured CO2 Key Findings and Executive Summary
The successful downstream integration of onboard captured CO2
in the carbon value chain hinges on the ability to capture, store
and offload industry-acceptable CO2 ashore.
Fossil fuel majors miss the mark on climate targets
Nearly a decade after the Paris Agreement, the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, including BP and Saudi Aramco, are far from meeting the 1.5°C global warming limit. And they’re making plans to expand.
Landmark study on offloading onboard captured carbon dioxide identifies low port readiness as key barrier to large-scale commercialisation
A recent study commissioned by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register and ARUP, has identified low port readiness as a major hurdle bottlenecking the adoption of Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) system as a practicable decarbonisation solution.
Training seafarers to use green fuels could cost shipping a billion dollars
Some 800,000 seafarers will need to be ”upskilled” to handle new fuels currently being developed as part of shipping’s decarbonisation journey.
IMO’s 2030 and 2040 GHG reduction targets now explicitly linked to fuel standard, whilst momentum builds on a universal GHG price (levy), but all options remain on the table
The Sixteenth Meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships has just concluded with some progress made on the finalisation of mid-term measures, and without a decisive shift in the landscape of positions and preferences. This meeting was the first convening of the IMO following the adoption of the Revised GHG Strategy in July 2023.
Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector’s CO2 emissions
The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying support for a charge on the international shipping sector’s greenhouse gas emissions, documents reviewed by Reuters showed.