The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a new internet website to explain what the shipping industry and the IMO are doing to deliver a significant reduction in shipping’s CO2 emissions.
The launch of the site coincides with IMO World Maritime Day (24 September) - the theme of which is ‘Climate Change - A Challenge for IMO Too’.
The ICS website explains that the consensus of opinion within the shipping industry is that it may be possible for ships to reduce CO2 emitted per tonne kilometre by perhaps 15%-20% by 2020, through a combination of technological and operational developments aimed at reducing fuel consumption. In the longer term, advances in alternative fuel technologies may deliver further improvements.
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