http://www.transportenvironment.org/ T&E en-gb http://www.transportenvironment.org/images/logo.jpg http://www.transportenvironment.org/ admin@transportenvironment.org http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/2/Baltic-NOx/ Countries bordering the Baltic Sea have called for tighter international regulations to prevent a predicted sharp increase in emissions of nitrogen oxides from ships in the Baltic. In a letter to the International Maritime Organisation, the Helsinki Commission, which groups countries with a Baltic coastline, said the IMO must be strict when it approves new emission limits for NOx and sulphur oxides in March. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:53:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/2/Cleaner-ship-fuel-could-save-tens-of-thousands-of-lives/ As the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the London-based United Nations body that regulates shipping across the world, began meetings this week to review and potentially tighten air pollution standards for the world’s shipping fleet, continuing scientific research has found that the use of cleaner marine fuel could prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths from shipping air pollution each year. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:00:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2007/12/Action-On-Shipping-Pollution-Is-Legal/ The EU is allowed to punish ship owners whose ships cause ‘intentional, reckless or seriously negligent’ pollution in EU waters, according to a preliminary opinion from the European Court of Justice. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:00:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2007/11/Europe-close-to-going-alone-on-shipping-emissions/ Unilateral EU action on harmful emissions from shipping could be just months away, after a senior Commission official gave a strong hint at a seminar organised by T&E. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:00:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2007/10/Shipping-contributes-more-to-global-warming/ Greenhouse gases from the shipping industry could be much worse than thought, according to information by Intertanko, the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:00:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2007/9/Ship-Pilot/ Germany’s Environment Protection Agency has published a study on reducing shipping emissions in the Baltic Sea. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:00:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2007/9/17%2F10%2F07---How-to-Make-the-Sea-Green%3A-Seminar-on-Air-Pollution-and-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions-from-Maritime-Transport/ On 17 October 2007 the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union, the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) organised a seminar in Brussels to discuss air pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases from maritime transport. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2007/7/T%26E-calls-for-EU-action-after-latest-IMO-failure-to-tackle-ships/ T&E has called on the Commission to start EU action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants from ships following the latest failure of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to take concrete action. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:00:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2007/7/IMOs-decade-of-failure-on-shipping-emissions%3B-EU-must-take-the-lead/ Transport and Environment (T&E) is calling on the EU to introduce measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants from ships following the failure of the international organisation responsible to agree on any policy measures to tackle the problem. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:00:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2007/6/Ship-scrapping/ A group of 10 NGOs, including T&E, has cautiously welcomed a Commission green paper which floats the idea that the shipping industry could be forced to fund an international ship scrapping scheme. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:00:00 CET