Environmental Defense Fund Europe welcomes the United Kingdom’s announcement of its climate commitment under the Paris Agreement to reduce its emissions by at least 68% by 2030 relative to 1990 levels. 

The UK Government announced today it will seek to establish in national law a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The International Maritime Organization agreed a target to reduce emissions by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008 in April 2018. In May 2019 countries are going to begin to discuss the substantive measures that will be needed to decarbonise the sector and some developments this week have really shown that momentum is building towards that discussion.

Environmental Defense Fund legal analysis says IMO doesn’t need a new treaty to introduce policies to reach new climate target.

Ships are capable of carrying hundreds of thousands of tonnes of cargo across oceans and are inherently efficient. If an absolute emission reduction target is adopted it would give the industry the push required to adopt emission reducing technology.

16 out of the 23 commercial species in European waters are adapting to climate change by moving out of the warming historic zones, but how will fishermen adapt to these changes?

This week, the oil and gas giant Shell took a positive step toward addressing methane emissions. The company announced a new technology trial that would allow for the continuous measurement of methane emissions.

This ban on polluting vehicles proves the green revolution is coming – businesses must adapt, and fast.

Institutional investors worldwide are increasingly encouraging oil and gas companies to improve and disclose their management strategies to minimise methane risk.