The European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) has voted to adopt the European Commission’s proposal to include shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), surpassing the (in)activity of the UN maritime body, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to introduce a similar system
The European Commission has presented a plan on how the EU can rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition.
On 17 May 2022, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of amendments to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in the Environment Committee.
Tidal energy pioneer Nova Innovation has welcomed the Scottish Government’s move to select Yell in Shetland as one of six islands included in its Carbon Neutral Islands (CNI) project.
Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands are set to reveal a joint offshore wind target of having at least 150 GW of generation capacity installed by 2050 to speed up the phase-out of fossil fuels and to minimise reliance on energy imports from Russia. The offshore wind target will be announce
The U.S. Port of Seattle, Alaskan City and Borough of Juneau, Canada’s Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, major cruise lines, as well as the Global Maritime Forum, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, and Washington Maritime Blue have announced a new commitment to explore the feasibility of the world’s first
Representatives of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) have embarked on a mission to South Korea, during which they will visit the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant near Seoul, the world’s largest tidal power plant in the world.
Norwegian safety regulator has finished investigating an incident with gas cooler cracks on one of the Equinor-operated North Sea platforms.
Several European renewable energy associations have united to call for changes to the EU’s Innovation Fund as its award criteria ‘puts renewable energy projects at a structural disadvantage’.
China plans to ramp up the building of fully electric battery-powered ships to operate on the country’s extensive inland waterways network following the successful maiden voyage of the Chang Jiang San Xia 1, a battery-powered cruise ship, China Classification Society (CCS) said.
Environmental activists in the UK have blocked a Russian oil tanker from docking in Essex, calling on the government to “get off Russian oil and gas.”
Cory has inked a deal with Northern Lights JV, to work on a CCS project, enabling cross-border marine transportation of CO2.
Turkey’s latest drillship, bought last year from a South Korean shipyard, is set to join three other drillships as the country is working to develop its gas resources amid a growing need for the security of supply.
Inpex has submitted an environment plan to the country’s regulator for exploration drilling in Commonwealth waters, offshore Australia.
