In the first week of October 2018, EDF attended the Global Maritime Forum in Hong Kong and the Maritime Hydrogen Conference in Florø, Norway. These two places are worlds apart in not just their geography but also in the content of the conferences. Yet they are the two ends of the solution that need to join in order for international shipping to decarbonise.

New fuels are needed in the shipping sector to comply with limits on sulphur emissions that will apply from 2020. This is causing quite a stir in the industry with some concerned that there will be insufficient supply to meet demand. A recent report, however, is the latest study to confirm that the required changes in the sector can be completed in time – the only question is at what cost.

The UK Fisheries White Paper has finally landed. This hugely anticipated document provides a blueprint for future fisheries management in the UK as it forges the country’s own path after Brexit.  The paper sets out aspirations for achieving a ‘gold standard’ for UK fisheries management – an area which the paper acknowledges is of ‘totemic importance’.

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

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and C40 – a network of cities committed to bold action on climate change – have launched a cutting-edge new project to better understand Londoners’ exposure to air pollution around the city. Sensors will measure harmful pollution in tens of thousands of locations, making London’s new air quality monitoring network the most sophisticated in the world.  

In their overwhelming support for Brexit, UK fishermen were seeking to upend the status quo. But now that this message has been received, the next big challenge is not about the status quo, but about the state of quota.

Giving Communities a voice to decide how their food, culture and heritage is crucial to ensure sustainability.

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?