A large ongoing EU project demonstrates that the expansion of direct wind propulsion technologies for ships will be an important and impactful step towards cleaner shipping.
“Cost of clean shipping is negligible” says case study
Transport & Environment has assessed “…the likely cost increase in seaborne transport in a hypothetical fully decarbonized scenario”. More specifically, the assessment investigated a substantial ...
EU must cut livestock numbers to deliver on methane
The European Union is unlikely to deliver on its pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030 without cutting livestock numbers, reveals a report released in June.
Atmospheric CO2 and sea levels hit record highs in 2021
AFP news agency reports that the Earth’s concentration of greenhouse gases and sea levels hit new highs in 2021, according to a US government report published in summer 2022, showing that climate change keeps surging ahead despite efforts to curb emissions.
Are we really on track to limit temperature rise below 2°C?
A recent Nature article by Malte Meinshausen et al.1 received considerable attention in the media under the headline that current countries’ pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions may limit global temperature rise to just below 2°C.
EU carbon market must deliver faster emission cuts
There is an overestimation of the carbon-allowances needed and the current proposal will even be inadequate to meet the 2030 target, according to new research.
Study on 1.5 pathways concludes that EU can reduce greenhouse gases by at least 65% by 2030. This means a transition to 100% renewable electricity while reducing energy use.
