Environment

Pollution alarm: Over 40 ships stranded off Mumbai coast

MUMBAI: Raising concern over threat to the coastal eco-system, Union minister of environment and forests Jayanthi Natarajan on Thursday said there are more than 40 ships stranded off the Mumbai coa

Publication Date: 
21/06/2013
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Shipping, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Ecosystems
Climate Change

Sooty ships may be geoengineering by accident

Oil-burning ships are fertilising the north Pacific with iron – inadvertently putting a proposed geoengineering idea into practice.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2013
Jeff Hecht
New Scientist
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Tags:
Geo Engineering, Shipping, North Pacific Ocean, United Kingdom (UK), Climate Science
Climate Change

The Doha gateway: opening a pathway for sustainable transport?

A summary of the proceedings from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, and their significance for the land transport sector.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2013
Allen H., Millard K., Stonehill M.
Bridging the Gap initiative
Tags:
COP 18 (Doha), Transport, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable (MRV), Road Transport, Climate Change, India, Global, Carbon Dioxide, Kyoto Protocol, Finance, Air Transport, Shipping
Transport

Review of maritime transport 2012

UNCTAD's Review of Maritime Transport has provided 44 years of uninterrupted coverage of the key developments affecting international seaborne trade, shipping, the world fleet, ports, freight markets, and transport-related regulatory and legal frameworks. The Review also covers inland transport and intermodal connections.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2012
UNCTAD
Tags:
Shipping, Inland Waterways, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, Environment, Trade, India, Global, Ports, Economy, Sustainable Development, Finance
Natural Disasters

Crew of cargo ship hit by cyclone rescued, search on for 5 missing

The Navy, Coast Guard and Tamil Nadu Police are continuing their search for five crew members of cargo ship, MT Pratibha Cauvery, who went missing in the sea due to cyclonic storm Nilam on Wednesda

Publication Date: 
02/11/2012
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Cyclones, Natural Disasters, Shipping, United States Of America (US)
Transport

Global transportation energy and climate roadmap

This report evaluates the impact of transportation policies on worldwide oil consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the potential for the reduction of both out to 2030. Its analysis finds that policies adopted and formally announced since 2000 will dramatically reduce oil consumption and GHG emissions from the transportation sector.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2012
Cristiano Façanha, Kate Blumberg, Josh Miller
International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags:
Transport, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Air Transport, Shipping, Fuel Efficiency, Light Duty Vehicle, Emissions Trading, Biofuel, Fuel Economy Standards
Climate Change

China may pilot carbon tax in shipping industry

The Ministry of Transport is considering piloting carbon trading or a carbon tax in the domestic shipping business, the Economic Information Daily reported on Monday.

Publication Date: 
22/10/2012
China Daily
Tags:
China, Carbon Tax, Climate Change, Shipping, Emissions Trading, Carbon Dioxide
Environment

Ram Sethu: Centre gets six weeks to convey its stand

The Supreme Court granted six weeks’ time to the Central government to communicate its stand on the Sethusamudram project.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2012
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Sethusamudram Project, Shipping, Environment, Supreme Court, Ecology, R K Pachauri, India, Sri Lanka
Environment

Sethu row: Govt plans re-look at SC proposal, new routes

The Centre is planning to reject the Pachauri panel report on the Sethusamudram project and set up a new committee to re-examine ‘Alignment 4A’ suggested by the Supreme Court.

Publication Date: 
03/09/2012
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Supreme Court, Sethusamudram Project, R K Pachauri, Environment, Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, Ecology, India, Shipping, Sri Lanka
Air Pollution

EU forces marine fuel dilemma for ships, refiners

A European crackdown on pollution from ships will require billions of dollars worth of investment by shipping firms on filter technology and by refineries on upgrades to produce cleaner fuels - bur

Publication Date: 
18/08/2012
Reuters
Tags:
Europe, Shipping, Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, European Union (EU), Diesel

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