A  new  study  quantifies  the  economic  and  environmental  potential of powering  docked  ships  in  European  ports  using  local  electricity  networks. The authors  give  key  recommendations  on  policy  actions  to  enable  implementation  in European harbours.

Shipping is  a  large  and  growing  source  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions. One billion tonnes are emitted each year  worldwide and they comprised 4% of total EU emissions in 2010. As a first step towards including  maritime  transport  emissions in greenhouse  gas commitments, the  European  Commission  (EC) has  sought to establish a system 1 for monitoring, reporting and verifying emissions from large ships using EU ports.

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Research Topics: Climate Change and the Environment Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility