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UK Shore power: improving project viability
Shore power connects ships to land-side power networks, so they don’t need to burn fuel oil in their auxiliary engines...
A cargo ship emitting thick black smoke from its stack while transporting colorful containers over a calm sea, highlighting the challenges faced by the shipping sector in meeting climate targets.
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Climate targets for the shipping sector
What happens in early decades is crucial. Tyndall research sets out what this insight means for the shipping sector:...
A large cruise ship docked at a port during sunset, with the sky showing deep blue hues and the ship illuminated by lights using UK shore power.
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UK Shore power: barriers and solutions
Shore power connects ships to land-side power networks, so they don’t need to burn fuel oil in their auxiliary engines...
Aerial view of a busy container port at twilight, with numerous colorful shipping containers and cranes from the current shipping fleet, adjacent to a large bridge.
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Climate change and the current shipping fleet
There is a rapidly-depleting “carbon budget” of CO2 emissions the shipping sector can emit in future, if it is to...
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Global Study Finds Planners Using a Wide Variety of Sea-Level Rise Projections
The first global survey to assess land use planners’ and coastal managers’ use of sea-level rise (SLR) projections in planning...
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OpenClim project presents risks and adaptation findings at Westminster
The Open Climate Impact Framework project (OpenClim), an assessment of climate risks and adaptation needs in the UK, presented its...
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Critical tool launched to track national contributions to climate change
Research published today shows how countries have contributed to global warming through their emissions of key greenhouse gases since 1850...
Miniature figure of a man sitting on a stack of large coins and reading a book about economic development, against a plain white background.
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Economic development, economic well-being, and left-right orientations
This post builds on the article 'Economic well-being and self-placements on a Left-Right scale: Evidence from undergraduate students in seven...
Sunlight filters through the leafy canopy in a dense, green forest, facilitating carbon absorption and illuminating patches of a rugged forest floor.
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Countries are relying on forests and soil to absorb their remaining carbon – it’s a risky way to reach net zero
Countries are betting on forests and soils to mop up their remaining “difficult-to-decarbonise” emissions to achieve their climate targets....