Green Car Congress
MAY 8, 2017
A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. —Comer et al.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
While that report projected vessel activity, it did not explore the environmental impacts of increased shipping in terms of air emissions or the potential climate impacts from increases in short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon. Click to enlarge. ships diverting from prior routes to Arctic routes. Regulatory background.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2020
However, the use of scrubbers has recently come under intense scrutiny and is undergoing regulatory review due to concerns about both the reliability of these systems to deliver consistent air pollution compliance and because of the water pollution produced by open-loop operations.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
pollution impacts in 2020 with and without the use of low-sulphur fuels. Ship air pollution effects are greatest in areas where heavily travelled ship routes exist in, and next to, densely populated communities. Some key regions include China, Singapore, Panama, Brazil and coastlines of Asia, Africa and South America.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 20, 2017
The new ICCT study combines global ship operations (AIS) data with detailed vessel characteristics for more than half a million ships to estimate GHG emissions and air pollution from shipping at high resolution (1° x 1°) on an hourly basis for the years 2013 to 2015. —ICCT report. Click to enlarge.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Most Americans commute less than 40 miles daily, so that most days they would consume practically NO combustible fuel, na d not pollute the environment while driving or idling. April 18, 2009 1:03 pm Link Writing from Panama where we could use a few more electric cars to reduce pollution. — Scott 18.
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