Banaba Island Facing Severe Water Shortage
The Kiribati island of Banaba, 6km2 in area, 285 kilometres from Nauru, is struggling with acute need of water, sanitation...
UMAS, COP26, and Getting To Zero Colation Release Shipping Decarbonization Report
Peder Osterkamp, shipping lead at COP26 Climate Champions, Dr Tristan Smith, reader in energy and shipping, University College London, and...
Stena Bulk Announces Zero-Emissions Vessel Concept
Stena Bulk unveiled its InfinityMAX design, intended to carry both dry and wet cargoes in modular compartments, which it claims could...
Emission Trading Scheme in China launched in February
The new national Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in China is focused on the thermal power sector, which accounts for half the nation’s carbon...
Japan’s K Line Launches Carbon Neutral Group
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) announced a carbon neutral promotion group to explore potential net zero emissions business. Last year...
Kiribati Sailors Stranded 8,000 Miles from Home
One hundred and thirty men from Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean are now living in a youth hostel because...
Ambition Must Uniformly Increase to Stave off Climate Catastrophe
Governments must halve emissions by 2030 if they intend the Earth to stay within the 1.5C "safe" threshold, and the UN...
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Needed for Future of Flight
Responsible for 2.8% of global CO2 emissions prior to COVID, Aviation must turn attention to first capping and then reducing emissions....
China Outpaces Other Nations in Offshore Wind Capacity
According to Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the global offshore wind industry installed over 6 GW of new capacity in 2020,...
Japananese US$5.65b Fund for Fuel Transition Using LNG
Anchor Ship Partners plans LNG carrier construction to lease to Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mitsui OSK Lines, and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha...
LNG Not Tenable as “Transition Fuel” Claims Maersk
Maersk announced plans for a carbon neutral methanol-fueled container ship to operate by 2023 alongside an investment in CO2-free green ammonia. While many...
Pivot Toward Agriculture Draws Return of Villagers to Kadavu
The population in Kadavu has increased, with villagers urged to return from Viti Levu to utilize their land for agriculture (particularly kava cultivation), particularly...