SITUATIONSITUATION

Lack of visibility and lack of sovereignty explain in part why the shipping industry’s destructive pollution has escaped regulation to date. Ships account for an estimated 1.3 billion tons of CO2e annually, or close to 3% of global anthropogenic emissions, in addition to emitting black carbon soot, a leading cause of Arctic ice melt, and NOX and SOX.

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OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

Currently available technologies can substantially reduce CO2e emissions and eliminate black carbon soot release. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the reputable ship-rating agency DNV have identified latent efficiency gains of up to 70% that would reduce fuel use and associated emissions.

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CURRENT SHIPS ARE MAJOR POLLUTERSCURRENT SHIPS ARE MAJOR POLLUTERS

Current ships emit large quantities of SOx and NOx, particulate matter, and CO2e that are damaging to the environment and human health and contributing to...

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FUTURE SHIPS COULD BE MUCH CLEANERFUTURE SHIPS COULD BE MUCH CLEANER

The IMO has reported estimates of up to 70% latent efficiency in the shipping industry that could reduce fuel use and curtail fuel-related CO2e emissions.

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SHIPPING EMISSIONS ARE RISINGSHIPPING EMISSIONS ARE RISING
Projected emissions up to 2050 under four different technology scenarios that vary the sulfur content of ship fuels show a strong increasing trend, with the steepest increase between 2010 and 2030. Read more > Source: IPCC, 2007
TRANSPORT EMISSIONS ARE RISINGTRANSPORT EMISSIONS ARE RISING

Under business-as-usual, transport emissions continue to increase dramatically and are a major contributor to rising CO2e levels that lead to catastrophic climate change.

Read more > Source: IPCC, 2007
SHIPS ARE IMPORTANT TO ECONOMIC GROWTHSHIPS ARE IMPORTANT TO ECONOMIC GROWTH

Global freight industry is projected to play a key role in global growth as the major transport mode for international freight.

Read more > Source: LLoyd's Registry of Shipping, 2000
TRANSPORT ENERGY USE IS RISINGTRANSPORT ENERGY USE IS RISING

Reliance on petroleum, which supplies approximately 95% of transport energy, is driving CO2e emissions growth in the transport sector at a dangerous rate.

Read more > Source: IPCC, 2007
PORTS HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONTROL OVER SHIPSPORTS HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONTROL OVER SHIPS

The Port of Long Beach is one port to implement emissions controls, requiring ships to slow down when approaching the port to reduce fuel consumption and associated emissions.

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INDUSTRY EMISSIONS ARE ABOVE GERMANYINDUSTRY EMISSIONS ARE ABOVE GERMANY

Emissions from the shipping industry are greater than those of the entire country of Germany.

Read more > Source: IMO, 2009
INTELLIGENCEINTELLIGENCE