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Mitigation and moving towards low carbon waterborne transport infrastructure

All sectors must play their part in climate change mitigation. The waterborne transport infrastructure sector is no exception.

Port and waterway infrastructure and operations typically account for only a very small proportion of the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with the shipment of a particular consignment. The most significant proportion by far is associated with the sea voyage, and a varying amount with connecting transport.

It is nonetheless important that the owners, operators and users of waterborne transport infrastructure take steps to minimise the emissions associated with their activities if they are to contribute to the ‘less-than-2-degrees’ pathway.

The associations represented on the the Navigating a Changing Climate Partnership recognise the importance – and the urgency – of implementing effective mitigation measures and of moving towards low carbon infrastructure.

Coalition members further acknowledge the need for innovation alongside conventional emissions-reduction measures: for example initiatives aimed at improving integration to increase energy efficiency or at creating carbon sinks in coastal areas by Working with Nature.

As with other sectors, such innovation has the potential to bring associated social, employment and economic opportunities.

Friday, 18 November 2016 13:30

Hapag Lloyd almost halves CO2 emissions!

Article in the Marine Professional Magazine about Hapag-Lloyd reducing CO2 emissions of its container transports by a total of 45% over the last 10 years. Read more here.
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UNEP Emissions Gap Report

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Unleashing the Potential of Ferries

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#NavClimate Interview: Quebec Port Authority

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In 2015, the European Investment Bank invested EUR 20.7bn in climate action projects, bringing their total climate-related spend for 2011-2015 to EUR 90.5bn including EUR 10.3bn on lower carbon and climate-friendly transport.
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Article in the Marine Professional magazine about the potential for a waste heat recovery system from The Harris Pye Engineering Group. Emission reduction through waste heat recovery
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