GOVERNANCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION: THE CASE FOR REFORM
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a United Nations’ specialised agency, creates “a regulatory framework for the shipping industry that is...
Your Biggest Carbon Sin May Be Air Travel
For many people reading this, air travel is their most serious environmental sin. One round-trip flight from New York to...
The Climate Change Hypocrisy Of Jet-Setting Academics
This is a notable disconnect between what universities preach and what their culture incentivizes and their star professors do. Academics...
Shipping faces demands to cut CO2
A battle is under way to force the global shipping industry to play its part in tackling climate change. A...
New OECD report suggests Pacific calls for decarbonising shipping by 2050 is achievable
“The OECD report, closely followed by the call of the European Shippers Association for a target of decarbonisation by 2035,...
Will the IMO deliver the climate deal of 2018?
It could be the climate agreement of the year. In the coming two weeks 173 states at the International Maritime Organisation...
Swedish companies lead collaboration to promote electric shipping
Swedish environmental technology firms have joined the Shipowners’ Association to launch a climate-smart initiative for maritime that will drive export...
Shipping lobby urges EU to compromise on maritime climate target
Calls for a 70-100% cut in shipping emissions by 2050 are "unlikely to achieve consensus support", warns influential trade body...
Climate Costs for Asia Pacific Ports
The report sets out cost projections for elevating ports in Asia Pacific to withstand climate change risks from rising sea...
McCarron, B. et al 2018 Climate Costs for Asia Paci c Ports
Climate change is leading to rising sea levels and greater storm intensity, creating risks for coastal infrastructure, including the ports...
Vanuatu PM decries global warming impact
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai says his country is an innocent victim of climate change which he will always remind...
Top Banks Pumped Billions More Into The Dirtiest Fossil Fuels Last Year Even as they claimed they were committed to fighting climate change.
Some of the world’s biggest banks continue to lend money to support the dirtiest fossil fuels, despite global commitments to...