Remove 2018 Remove Climate Remove Oil Remove Panama
article thumbnail

Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

Green Car Congress

Marine shipping fuels will get cleaner in 2020 when a regulation by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires a decrease in the allowable amount of sulfur in fuel oil from 3.5% Some key regions include China, Singapore, Panama, Brazil and coastlines of Asia, Africa and South America. —i.e., Reduction in annual PM 2.5

Standards 170
article thumbnail

ICCT study finds GHGs from shipping on the rise

Green Car Congress

The planned third intercessional meeting in April 2018 is to finalize the draft IMO GHG strategy.). Container ships (23%), bulk carriers (19%) and oil tankers (13%) accounted for more than half of CO 2 emissions. International shipping was not included in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Click to enlarge.