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In a bid to cut red tape while maintaining environmental standards, the ambassadors of EU member states have agreed to update existing EU rules

The new requirement means all ships will have to cut the level of sulphur in their engine emissions to 0.5% or less, down from a current level of 3.5%

Fuel cell firm Bloom Energy and shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries have teamed up to further develop the technology, which converts gas into power through an electrochemical reaction

That’s the verdict delivered by Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, who says emissions from aviation could be reduced by around a fifth by the mid-century

The businesses say the vessel will be powered by large-capacity batteries and will operate in Tokyo Bay

The Department for Transport and Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani have set out a series of ambitious plans to cut pollution from the country’s maritime sector

A new report from CDP warns this is despite the sector being at risk of missing targets set by the International Maritime Organization

The Government is Norway is providing $1.1 million for the ‘GreenVoyage-2050’ initiative

The project is expected to significantly reduce emissions of sulphur oxide and particulate matter pollutants

The Danish shipping giant will eventually stop using fossil fuels altogether in its bid for carbon neutrality