Efforts to reduce shipping emissions ‘critically insufficient’, say researchers
Global emissions from shipping in 2020 are set to shrink by up to 35% year-on-year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but could recover quickly as progress to tackle maritime pollution remains slow, researchers have projected.
Read MoreGlobal energy emissions growth sees dip in 2019 as coal’s role fades -BP
Global CO2 emissions from energy use grew by 0.5% in 2019, only partially unwinding the unusually strong 2.1% rise in 2018, oil major BP said in its annual energy review published on Wednesday.
Read MoreLawmaker snub could mean bid to add shipping to EU ETS drifts into doldrums
A European Parliament initiative to fast-track shipping into the EU ETS faces being blown off course after an influential committee rejected the idea this week.
Read MoreNew EU shipping emissions data reflects sector’s global reach, potentially presaging ETS inclusion
Around two-thirds of emissions from ships using European Economic Area (EEA) ports are from voyages to or from countries outside that region, EU data has confirmed, in findings that reflect how the bloc’s future climate regulations could affect trade far beyond EU waters.
Read MoreBid to add shipping to EU ETS hits rough waters as rival lawmaker evades issue
A European Parliament effort to fast-track shipping into the EU ETS may sail into rough waters next week after an influential lawmaker appeared to snub the idea.
Read MoreEU lawmaker raises climate law ambition, proposes carbon budget
The EU should set a 65% emissions reduction target for 2030 and work towards an 80-85% objective in 2040, aided by a union-wide carbon budget and the establishment of an independent scientific committee, the lead MEP steering the 27-nation bloc’s climate law has proposed in a draft report.
Read MoreETS ‘fit for purpose’ for current EU targets, but may struggle long-term -report
The EU ETS is ‘fit for purpose’ to deliver the bloc’s current climate objectives, even despite the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but it will struggle to deliver the long-term ambitions under the European Green Deal in its current shape, according to a report released Tuesday.
Read MoreGreen Deal the ‘compass’ to guide EU’s post-virus recovery, urge Merkel, von der Leyen
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday reiterated her support for a more ambitious EU emissions reduction target for 2030, and along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged fellow lawmakers to ensure that the bloc’s Green Deal is a central and guiding component of Europe’s post-coronavirus recovery plan.
Read MoreInclusion of shipping in EU ETS gains wide MEP support -key lawmaker
A proposal to include shipping in the EU ETS has gathered an “encouraging” consensus among EU lawmakers, according to the European Parliament’s lead lawmaker on the issue.
Read MoreCarbon consultancy offering ‘Corona Credits’ to offset emissions reduced by global virus lockdown
*FREE READ* – A new carbon consultancy is calculating the global greenhouse gas emissions being saved by people working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, and it is packaging and selling the reductions as voluntary carbon offsets.
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