Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Ocean Freighter Emissions Triple Estimate


The Guardian has managed to get its ink-stained hands on a leaked copy of a UN study that finds CO2 emissions from shipping may be treble what was previously believed.

The report suggests that shipping contributes 1.12 bn tonnes of CO2 annually, far more than the 650 m tonnes attributed to the aviation industry. The revised figures leave shipping as contributing 4.5% of global GHG emissions.

If unchecked, shipping emissions are predicted to increase as much as 30% by 2020.
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5 comments:

  1. Red Tory8:53 AM, February 13, 2008

    Could you post the link for that please. Thx.

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  2. The Mound of Sound9:03 AM, February 13, 2008

    Here you go RT:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/feb/13/climatechange.pollution

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  3. Dante10:05 AM, February 13, 2008

    Would like to see a comparison now of Oil Sands vs. shipping of crude from elsewhere.

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  4. Anonymous11:18 AM, February 13, 2008

    Great new discovery? Now lets think about about how computer contribute as well. Cheers

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  5. Red Tory2:21 PM, February 13, 2008

    MOS — Great. Thanks a lot.

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