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UK government delays decision on aviation and shipping emissions
The UK government announced yesterday that it is to delay its decision on whether aviation and shipping emissions should be included in carbon budgets until 2016.
“Emissions gap” between climate change and policies widening, warns UN
Global warming gases like CO2 are increasing and the “emissions gap” between climate change and policies is widening, warns the United Nations Environmental Programme.
UK government urged to include aviation and shipping in climate target
The influential parliamentary Energy and Climate Change Committee is urging the UK government not to exclude aviation and shipping from the country’s 2050 climate target.
Shipping firms promise to charter only efficient vessels
International transporters Cargill, chemicals manufacturer Huntsman and oil trader UNIPEC have pledged to only charter more efficient vessels for international shipping.
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EU launches plan to start monitoring shipping emissions
After many threats, the European Commission has finally reached the end of its patience and announced that it will take its own action to curb greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping.
Isle of Wight to become UK’s hydrogen fuel test bed
The Isle of Wight off the UK’s south coast is to become a test bed for hydrogen fuel technology in a £4.66 million project led by energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power.
Scottish emissions up 3% in 2010, but trend still downwards
Scottish greenhouse gas emissions were up 3.1% in 2010 on the previous year, but still show an overall downward reduction of 22.8% on 1990 levels.
Surprise win for UK in global energy efficiency ranking
The UK has taken top spot in a new energy efficiency ranking of the world’s major economies drawn up by the not-for-profit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
IMO fails to agree on ways of curbing shipping emissions
The International Maritime Organization failed to make significant headway last week during discussions in London on market-based measures to curb carbon dioxide emissions from international shipping.
IMO to debate regulating emissions from shipping
The International Maritime Organization is meeting in London this week to discuss the introduction of market-based measures for curbing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping.