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Climate Change and Energy Transition in the Marine Transportation Industry: A Look at the St. Lawrence River Region
Leaders in the global shipping industry are being called upon to take action to reduce their GHG emissions. What can be done?
Leaders in the global shipping industry are being called upon to take action to reduce their GHG emissions. What can be done?
How does air pollution from marine shipping accelerate climate change in the Arctic and what can be done about it?
Efforts to reduce emissions from ships – including stricter regulations about marine fuels’ allowable level of sulphur – are curbing the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the marine shipping industry.
Canadians feel the economic impacts from all sources of air pollution, including lost productivity; increased healthcare costs; decreased quality of life; stunted crops, plants, and trees; and discoloured and damaged outdoor structures and materials – all of which costs Canadians and the Canadian economy billions of dollars per year.