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Maritime energy efficiency

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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Global
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July 1 2012

The International Maritime Organization said June 25 that improving energy efficiency of the shipping industry is an important part of its effort to ensure sustainable maritime development

$175 billion for sustainable transportation

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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Global
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June 24 2012

The world’s eight largest multilateral development banks, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the Development Bank of Latin America, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Islamic Development Bank, pledged June 20 at the Rio20 sustainable development conference to invest $175 billion by 2022 in sustainable transportation systems, thus reducing deaths related to air pollution and traffic accidents

No consensus on shipping GHGs

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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Global
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March 11 2012

Following a week-long environmental meeting, the International Maritime Organization said March 5 that the world’s shipping industry was unable to make headway on developing market based measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

EV standards

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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Global
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December 4 2011

The United States, European Union, and Japan agreed to develop common environmental and safety standards for electric vehicles last week

Shipping emissions reduced

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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Global
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November 20 2011

The International Maritime Organization released a study November 14 that found that the world’s shipping industry could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by almost a quarter by 2030, compared with 2010 levels, by employing energy efficiency measures introduced this July for ships weighing 400 MT or more

Oxfam and WWF report on shipping emissions

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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Global
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September 11 2011

On September 8, Oxfam and the World Wildlife Fund issued a report arguing a carbon price of $25 per metric ton on shipping fuel would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and raise approximately $25 billion to assist developing countries with the effects of climate change

Industry criticizes Japanese fuel economy standards

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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Global, Japan
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September 11 2011

The comment period ending September 22 for Japan's proposed 2020, 47.7 miles per gallon fuel economy target for passenger cars has seen many comments from international automakers arguing the standards are discriminatory and asking that the country either adopt a set of exemptions for imports or support the establishment of the Worldwide Harmonized Light-duty Test Procedures (WLTP