Maritime shipping, ordinarily something of an “invisible industry,” has been a hot topic ahead of this fall’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland.
We cannot overstate how crucial oceans are to sustaining human life. They produce over half of the world's oxygen and absorb 50 times more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere. The maritime shipping sector, however, generates…
Since 2015, China has been actively implementing its commitment to peak carbon emissions by 2030 in line with its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement. And the recently announced 2060 carbon neutrality goal has…
For the past 18 months, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has worked behind closed doors with an unprecedented coalition to establish the Poseidon Principles. Today, June 18, 2019, the Principles become public…
Obituary: Maurice Meehan Many in the shipping industry will be deeply saddened today to hear of the unexpected and untimely passing of a friend to many in the industry, Maurice Meehan, who was the Rocky…
We work with financial stakeholders across the shipping sector to manage climate risks and to align lending and investment decisions with the International Maritime Organization’s target of a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Together with the Global Maritime Forum and University College London, we created the Poseidon Principles, a global framework…
We aim to bring transparency to the performance of shipping vessels worldwide to drive efficiency improvements and cut carbon emissions.
A first-of-its-kind tool that operated from 2016 to 2018, BetterFleet brought unprecedented performance transparency to the global shipping industry.
We aim to drive a 50% reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by 2050.
RMI worked with the Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma, and Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) to develop integrative solutions to reduce the emissions and energy use throughout port operations. This included cargo arriving…