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Cargo owners demand transparency on shipping emissions
NEWS: Big businesses like AstraZeneca, H&M and Volvo are choosing green shippers, but UN maritime body makes slow progress on global regulations
Marshall Islands move to shake up shipping on emissions
ANALYSIS: As the world’s third biggest ship registry, Majuro government has maritime clout and could push through emissions curbs
Marshall Islands offer plan to green vast shipping fleet
NEWS: Foreign minister says UN leadership needed to ensure all flagged carriers adopt tougher carbon cutting regulations
Shipping sector needs stronger climate policy – scientists
NEWS: Stringent measures are needed for shipping to make a fair contribution to global emissions cuts, researchers argue
Falling battery prices boost outlook for electric vehicles
ANALYSIS: Petrol and diesel cars cheaper, but gap is narrowing as electric manufacturers invest in more efficient power packs
Toxic Delhi: Earth’s most polluted city has no plan to cut emissions
NEWS: India’s capital at “critical” moment say air quality experts, warning that smog and particulate levels are taking years off citizens’ lives
Should climate scientists slash air miles to set an example?
NEWS: Academics have responsibility to lower their carbon footprint by choosing transport options more carefully, says Tyndall Centre
Is there any way to slow aviation’s soaring emissions?
ANALYSIS: Emissions from planes are a major clause of climate change, yet they remain unregulated. What can be done?
Planes and ships escape scrutiny in bottom-up climate regime
ANALYSIS: International aviation and shipping are not mentioned in the Lima call for climate action, despite growing emissions
Ocean health threatened as traffic soars 400% in 20 years
NEWS: Indian Ocean worst affected by marine pollution say researchers, who used satellite data to track ships
Africa adopts sustainable transport plan
NEW: Roadmap endorsed by 42 African countries sets stage for green transport transition across Africa
Global shipping emissions set to rise unchecked
NEWS: Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping will rise up to 250% by 2050, finds study, as the UN fails to regulate the sector
Politicians must take on transport “taboos” to curb emissions
NEWS: Technology alone will not cut transport emissions enough, say researchers – the rich must travel less
Rise in air travel likely to overpower carbon cuts
NEWS: Ticket prices need to soar 100 times the amount of current valuations to drive down demand for flights
American cities consider health warnings for fuel pumps
NEWS: A campaign is underway in US and Canada to get stickers on gas pumps warning about the impacts of climate change
North Carolina air pollution cuts ‘saved lives’
NEWS: Improving air quality linked with fewer deaths from lung disease and pneumonia say scientists
Satellite data could drive low-carbon shipping sector
NEWS: Shipping industry is ducking its share of carbon emissions cuts, study says
Ghana’s bamboo bikes: Cycling towards sustainability
NEWS: Light, fast, strong and built from natural materials, bamboo bikes are an example of a greener and healthier future
China to scrap six million cars in toxic smog drive
NEWS: Authorities vow to take radical action as pollution levels choke major cities across country
US rollout of electric charging stations slowing down
NEWS: Falling numbers of electric charging stations could exacerbate ‘range anxiety’ of electric vehicle drivers