How the shipping industry is sailing towards zero-emission targets

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katharine Palmer, Shipping Lead, UNFCCC High Level Climate Champions, Domagoj Baresic Consultant, UMAS, Mette Asmussen, Lead, Maritime Sector Initiatives , World Economic Forum The shipping industry contributes to almost 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions annually. If it […]

From electric ferries to wind-powered boats: here’s how the shipping industry can decarbonize

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content An electric ferry described as the world’s fastest is being trialled in Stockholm, Sweden. Called the Candela P-12, the ferry flies above the water using carbon fibre wings and runs on a […]

These are the zero-emission fuels to decarbonize the shipping industry

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Keith Dawe, Assets and Structuring Manager, Cargill Ocean Transportation, Randall Krantz, Senior Project Advisor on Shipping Decarbonization, Global Maritime Forum / Getting to Zero Coalition & Lara Mouftier, Interim Project Lead Shipping Emissions and Ocean Agenda, World Economic […]

A new report outlines the shipping industry’s plans for decarbonization

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Huibert Vigeveno, Downstream Director, Shell The shipping sector must cut its carbon emissions if we are to meet the Paris Agreement’s climate change targets. A new report, based on interviews with leading figures from the sector, outlines 12 […]

A Sting Exclusive: “Regulators and the shipping industry collaborating for a sustainable future”, written by the Secretary General of IMO

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Kitack Lim, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The opinions expressed in this article belong to our distinguished writer.   I am often asked about my vision for the future of the shipping industry, especially at a time of so much change. As a Secretary-General […]

The fat from your next takeaway meal could help clean up global shipping

This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Your next takeaway meal could hold the key to helping the global shipping sector hit ambitious new emissions targets due to come into effect in 2020. Most of us are aware of […]