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Push to cut paperwork must not weaken green laws
The Clean Shipping Coalition has warned that a drive to cut paperwork could undermine the effectiveness of environmental regulations. The warning from the coalition of environmental NGOs, including...
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Shipping: the final EU climate frontier
This comment by Aoife O'Leary was first published by the European Voice. During the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change summit, it is worth remembering that there is one huge...
View ArticleLetter to the IMO Secretary-General concerning the review of low-sulphur fuel
The Clean Shipping Coalition and other environmental NGOs wrote to the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation expressing concern at recent statements that suggested the IMO...
View ArticleLetter to EU Environment Ministers calling for action on shipping NOx emissions
A letter to EU Environment Ministers from a coalition of environmental, health and citizens’ organisations expressing concern over the lack of ambition to address nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from...
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Polar Code ‘lacks ambition’
The International Maritime Organisation earlier this month reached preliminary agreement on a ‘Polar Code’ of safety and environmental rules for ships in the Arctic and Antarctic. But the final draft...
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Report suggests win-win opportunity for ship owners and the environment
The most effective way to reduce carbon emissions from shipping is also the most economic. That is the message from a new study commissioned by T&E and Seas at Risk (SAR) that looks at monitoring...
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‘Oppose NOx rule delay’
An International Maritime Organisation (IMO) proposal to delay the start of stricter nitrogen oxide standards would undermine the EU’s air quality goals and should be opposed, the European Commission...
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Crucial decision on ‘technically feasible’ ships NOx reduction
Curtailing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from ships is ‘technically feasible’, according to a new study published ahead of this week’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting that will...
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New Polar Code ‘too weak’ to protect polar environments
The world’s first code of conduct for ships using the newly accessible Arctic shipping routes has been agreed, but environmental groups say it does not go far enough and, without further strengthening,...
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Electro-mobility and alternative fuels central to ‘energy union’ agenda
Further decarbonisation of transport through a shift to alternative fuels and electro-mobility forms a major part of the European Commission’s strategy for an ‘energy union’, unveiled last week. With...
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Transport can no longer hide from its obligations
Last year was the one in which it became plain for everyone to see that transport had turned from being the grey sheep to the black sheep in Europe and the world’s efforts to improve the environment....
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Maersk ‘undermining its reputation’ with plan to circumvent environmental...
The Maersk Group’s plan to avoid European environmental law on ship recycling by flagging ships to non-EU flags seriously undermines its credibility as a responsible ship operator, the Clean Shipping...
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European Commission report recommends the introduction of a Ship Recycling...
Joint statement by T&E, EEB and Shipbreaking Platform:Ships regardless of their flag should not be allowed to call at any EU port without a ship recycling license to incentivise sustainable ship...
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MEPs want shipping included in 2030 emissions target through ETS ‘climate fund’
A proposal to include emissions from shipping in the EU’s 2030 emissions reduction target through the EU emissions trading system (ETS) has gained cross-party support among MEPs. The amendment calls...
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Hundreds of thousands of lives to be saved thanks to IMO’s cleaner ship fuel...
The poisonous sulphur content of marine fuels is to be capped at 0.5% by the year 2020, a move that is expected to prevent hundreds of thousands of premature deaths, mainly in the developing world....
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Clean Shipping Coalition letter to the head of IMO Mr Lim
The Clean Shipping Coalition is surprised and disappointed by your letter to the president of the European Parliament (EP) criticising last month’s decision by the EP’s Environment Committee to include...
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By complaining to Europe is IMO boss aligning himself with shipping’s climate...
The Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC), a group of NGOs with observer status at the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO), have heavily criticised comments by the head of the IMO warning the EU...
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Crucial decision on ‘technically feasible’ ships NOx reduction
Curtailing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from ships is ‘technically feasible’, according to a new study published ahead of this week’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting that will...
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New Polar Code ‘too weak’ to protect polar environments
The world’s first code of conduct for ships using the newly accessible Arctic shipping routes has been agreed, but environmental groups say it does not go far enough and, without further strengthening,...
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Electro-mobility and alternative fuels central to ‘energy union’ agenda
Further decarbonisation of transport through a shift to alternative fuels and electro-mobility forms a major part of the European Commission’s strategy for an ‘energy union’, unveiled last week. With...
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