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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Faïg Abbasov, head of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment, told BusinessGreen the proposal was "essentially an empty shell." "To Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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These big corporations are pledging to accelerate purchases of climate tech

GreenBiz

The First Movers Coalition launched at COP26 seeks to create demand for low-carbon approaches to steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals, shipping, aviation and trucking.

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Hybrid approach strengthens inclusivity at COP26

Cisco CSR

The COP26 summit was much more than headline negotiations between global leaders. Among calls for action from global leaders at COP26, this was an opportunity to network, share ideas, listen to fresh perspectives, and reach a new audience through global media coverage. Cisco technology underpinned the entire COP26 experience.

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Transport Day at COP26: aviation, shipping, EVs but don't mention cycling, micro-mobility or public transport

John Englart

Wednesday 10 November was designated transport day at the UN Climate conference COP26. The UK Government used their position as COP26 Presidency for 3 specific declarations, all areas that need to be addressed. After the energy sector, the transport sector needs to be decarbonised.

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Firm Steer Needed for Shipping Transition

Chris Hall

The shipping industry’s green transition will be stuck in the slow lane without incentives and rules to drive more private investment to diverse innovations, COP28 heard yesterday. Governments also announced plans to collaborate on green shipping corridors, including Singapore and Australia , the US and UK , and Portugal and Brazil.

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Shipping sets Sail for Greener Horizons

Chris Hall

It’s an industry you can’t put on the internet; we will need shipping in the years to come, which means we have to ensure it is sustainable in the long term,” says Stephen Fewster, Global Head of Shipping Finance at Amsterdam-headquartered ING Bank. . Hydrogen has very low density, making it difficult to store on large ships.

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Funding for world-first liquid H2 bunkering facility for ships

Envirotec Magazine

The creator of what’s claimed to be world’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility for fuelling zero-emission ships has won a UK Government grant to develop a unit ready for rapid deployment to ports around the world. The Leicestershire-based clean-tech company unveiled the unit at COP26 in Glasgow last November.