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DECEMBER 23, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its new rule for Category 3 marine engines—engines with per-cylinder displacement at or above 30 liters. Air pollution from large ships, such as oil tankers and cargo ships, is expected to grow rapidly as port traffic increases. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Mariner EPA Engine Emissions 170

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OCTOBER 29, 2016

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the regulatory authority for international shipping, decided to implement a global sulfur cap of 0.50% m/m (mass/mass) (5,000 ppm) on fuel oil starting 1 January 2020 during its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), meeting for its 70 th session in London.

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Oil 2020 Puerto Rico Virgin Islands 150

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Red areas are those where waters are under-saturated in aragonite and so hostile to shell formation by marine organisms, with darker color indicating greater under-saturation. James Orr, Marine Environment Laboratories (MEL-IAEA) and chairman of the symposium. Source: ACECRC. Click to enlarge. Surface ocean pH has already dropped by 0.1

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Monaco Mariner Climate Change Montenegro 150

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JUNE 12, 2010

The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in the District of Columbia by Earthjustice and the Western Environmental Law Center on behalf of Oceana, Friends of the Earth, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Center for Food Safety, and the International Center for Technology Assessment.

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EPA District of Columbia Emissions Engine 210

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MAY 26, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a plan to mitigate statewide harm from more than 10,000 tons of smog-causing pollutants released in the state due to Volkswagen’s (VW) use of illegal “defeat devices” in diesel passenger cars. Beginning in model year 2008 VW sold about 600,000 2.0- —CARB Chair Mary D. Background.

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Ozone Vehicles California Emissions 277

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AUGUST 31, 2012

The authors, Dr. Ian Galbally from CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, and the Australian Maritime College’s Dr. Laurie Goldsworthy estimate that approximately 30% of anthropogenic nitrogen oxide emissions and 20% of oxides of sulfur emissions generated in the Australian region may come from shipping. Ian Galbally.

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Emissions Australia New Zealand Exhaust 199

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

The OGV Fuel Regulation was adopted by the ARB in 2008 and implementation began on 1 July 2009. It requires OGVs to use less polluting marine distillate fuels instead of heavy fuel oil within a designated area along the California coastline. Click to enlarge.

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Range Fuel Los Angeles Mariner 186

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AUGUST 17, 2018

The next stage is to extend the energy supply concept to include fuel cells—which are characterized by high efficiency and pollution-free operation. In large segments of the marine industry a rapid transition has already started, with increased electrification and decreased use of fossil fuels as strong trends.

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Mariner Fuel Sweden Climate Change 186

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APRIL 5, 2009

Emissions of GHG have increased by 26% (EU-15) or 180 million tonnes between 1990 and 2006, excluding international aviation and marine transport—an amount larger than the entire annual national emissions for 2006 from Belgium (132 million tonnes) or Romania (157 million tonnes). Air pollution. Transport at a crossroads.

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Transportation Czech Republic 2006 Romania 150

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MARCH 6, 2010

Some offset projects may provide further benefits, such as: (a) the promotion of sustainable development; (b) improvements in air or water quality; (c) the creation of new domestic and international economic opportunities; and (d) the incentivization of innovation as parties seek new methods of generating offsets. CREDIBILITY OF OFFSETS.

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Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

However, the estimated reduction in carbon intensity from 2008 levels by 2030 is 3.2%—at In 2018, the IMO set out a vision to reduce the carbon intensity of international shipping by 40% by 2030, relative to 2008 levels. —at least an order of magnitude below the IMO’s ambition. Regulatory background. Background Data.

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Emissions Australia Carbon South America 418

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MARCH 22, 2010

These issues highlight the challenges of turning carbon into a commodity, with the undertaking’s simultaneous goals of imposing financial penalties on polluters, luring more investors into the market, and channeling money toward renewable energy technologies that would reduce emissions. CONCLUSION. Donovan (20 December 2009). Renergie”).

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

The original Plan, first released in 2008, was developed on the principle that a balanced mix of strategies is the best way to cut emissions and grow California’s economy in a clean and sustainable direction. AB 32 requires the Scoping Plan to be updated every five years. Recommended transportation actions beyond 2020.

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Climate Change 2020 Climate Transportation 220

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APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. The first auction for allowances was held on September 25, 2008.

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Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Based on calculations by the International Energy Agency (IEA), 75% of the growth in the world’s energy demand from 2005 to 2030 will come from developing countries. The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund). International Finance Corporation; and. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).

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Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions 244