The European Commission has released a roadmap for its recommendation of a 90% net reduction in EU emissions by 2040. The goal of this is to set the path for climate neutrality by 2050. The Commission believes that setting a 2040 climate target will help European industry, investors, citizens and governments to make decisions in […]
UNEP ‘Climate change: UN emissions gap report a ‘thundering wake-up call’ National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what’s needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the UN Environment Programme. Their Emissions Gap report says country pledges will fail to keep the global temperature under 1.5C this century. The Unep analysis suggests the world […]
Pressure is mounting on the UK government to end all new oil and gas exploration and extraction licenses in the North Sea, following the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) landmark warning last month that further investments in new fossil fuel supplies must end this year if the chances of limiting global warming to 1.5°C are to be kept alive. A […]
Guardian ‘Governments have rejected calls for tougher regulation of international shipping, settling instead for new rules on reducing greenhouse gas emissions that campaigners say will imperil the Paris climate goals. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN body that regulates international shipping, agreed on Friday after a week-long online meeting to make an existing target […]
Belfast zero emission ferry project among £400m UK government funding winners – Business Green A Belfast-based project to develop zero emission, high-speed ferries in Northern Ireland was among the winners of over £400m in green research and development funding announced by the UK government today. The 13-partner syndicate – which includes Artemis Technologies, Bombardier and […]
UK Chamber of Shipping ‘In an unprecedented move, the international shipping community has today announced plans to create the first collaborative shipping R&D fund, intended to eliminate CO2 emissions from international shipping. The proposal includes core funding from shipping companies across the world of about $5 billion over a 10-year period Welcoming the news, UK Chamber […]
Clean Maritime Plan: It sets out a number of domestic policies to reduce greenhouse gases and pollutant emissions from shipping, and to stimulate clean maritime growth. The plan delivers on government’s commitments under the Clean air strategy and international climate obligations. Clean maritime plan: Maritime 2050 environment route map – GOV.UK Defra: Clean Air Strategy Defra consults on Clean Air Strategy which […]
Bob Earll ‘The release of the Government’s new Clean Air Strategy is to be welcomed by it’s past inertia has been a disgrace, losing key court decisions to challenges by Client Earth. The benefits to human health are well rehearsed but the strategy is also targeting the Cinderella of emissions Ammonia from farms. This has […]