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Nuclear Ships Piracy

Nuclear Shipping Greenhouse Gas Emissions In 2018 the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by 50% by 2050 compared with 2008. It is estimated that shipping accounts for 2.6% of global CO2 emissions. In 2017 global bunkering totalled 8.9 EJ, with 82% being heavy fuel oil and

ABC of Green Shipping Fuels

Shipping & Environmental Air Pollution As maritime transportation plays an important role for world sea trade its contribution to air pollution and climate change cannot be brushed aside. The current population of the world merchant fleet of 100 gross tonnage and above is about 117,000 vessels and the total gross tonnage is 1.36 billion. Annual

Miami Sinking Sands

Uneducated Reclamation Credit The Economic Times It may be astonishing for some to know that 44 of the 48 world’s large populated coastal cities are sinking at a rapid pace than the sea level is rising. Such sinking is attributed to groundwater pumping and sediment compacted soil from heavy building and large construction projects being

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