Shipping load decisions in Bank will include CO2 emission measures

Shipping load decisions in Bank will include CO2 emission measures

International shipping accounts for 2.2% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the U.N.’s International Maritime Organization (IMO), has a long-term goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2008 levels by 2050. Banks will for the first time include efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions in their decision making when providing shipping company loans.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-shipping-environment-banks/banks-to-include-co2-emission-measures-in-shipping-loan-decisions-idUSKCN1TI2W4

COOL TOY: DRONES TO MONITOR EMISSIONS FOR SHIPPING/SEA FREIGHT TRANSPORT

It is cool: DRONES TO MONITOR RISING EMISSIONS FROM SHIPPING

Hong Kong is gearing up to use drones to monitor emissions from ships.

Highly efficient sensors developed after a series of extensive trials have been fitted on the drones. In real time, they accurately measure the pollution content present in the smoke plume released by a ship.

When equipped, the drones, developed by a team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), scan emissions by hovering over ships for just two minutes.

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Source: https://ienv.ust.hk/news/cgtn-drones-monitor-rising-emissions-shipping