
MEPC
Ship Emission Studies
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Historical trends in ship design efficiencyStudy commissioned by Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment, published ahead of EEDI review.
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Long-term potential for increased shipping efficiency through the adoption of industry-leading practicesInternational Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) analysis of low-carbon pathways for international shipping.
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Regulated Slow Steaming in Maritime TransportThe report of a major study into regulated slow steaming commissioned by Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment.
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The potential of nuclear-powered shipsA 2010 study by Naval Affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke that considers the cost-effectiveness and environmental impact of expanding the use of nuclear power.
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Pathways to low carbon shippingThe second study by Det Norske Veritas that finds carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by 30 percent by 2030 in a cost-effective way.
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Shoreside power technologies for ocean-going vesselsWhite paper by the Alliance of the Ports of Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US.
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Ship emissions and their externalities for GreeceA study by Prof. Ernestos Tzannatos that looks at the contribution of Greece in ship exhaust emissions of CO2, NOx, SO2 and PM from domestic and international shipping over the past 25 years (1984-2008).
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Particulate emissions from commercial shipping: Chemical, physical, and optical propertiesA study which provides the first global estimate on particulate matter (PM) pollutants from ships.
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Light absorbing carbon emissions from commercial shippingA study by the NOAA which examines black carbon from ships and estimates impacts of increases on commercial shipping through Arctic sea lanes.