{"id":13939,"date":"2021-08-11T13:01:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T12:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=13939"},"modified":"2021-08-11T13:01:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T12:01:42","slug":"uk-shipping-industry-lessen-co2-output-space-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-shipping-industry-lessen-co2-output-space-technology\/13939\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Shipping industry to lessen CO2 output with space technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
A UK company is utilising satellite data to create technology that will enable the shipping industry to lower its CO2<\/sub> emissions and facilitate wind power for use on ships.<\/h2>\n
Currently, around 90% of the goods we consume are moved via the sea, and as world trade increases, there is an ever-growing number of ships crossing the oceans, each burning through large quantities of energy. In fact, it is estimated that the shipping industry is accountable for an annual 940 million tonnes of CO2, <\/sub>which equates to 2.5% of the world\u2019s total.<\/p>\n
As a result, the International Maritime Organization has set a bold target for it to reduce these emissions by 50% by 2050, and the UK Government is leading this initiative by being the first in the world to include emissions from international shipping in its domestic carbon budget.<\/p>\n