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International shipping accounts for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Richard Ross/The Image Book via Getty Images

July 24, 2023

Global shipping has a new climate strategy – it’s vague, obscure and almost noncommittal, but it may be pointing the industry in the right direction

Don Maier, University of Tennessee

International shipping is a big contributor to climate change, and it doesn’t change quickly, but its companies are starting to invest in cleaner fuels.

Shipping is responsible for about 3% of global carbon dioxide emissions – that’s more than most countries produce. Querbeet/E+ via Getty Images

April 24, 2023

Global shipping is under pressure to stop its heavy fuel oil use fast – that’s not simple, but changes are coming

Don Maier, University of Tennessee

Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now, the US is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use.

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