Sending ship carbons to the bottom of the sea
A new idea to capture ship carbons at sea, turn it into dry ice and transport it into sea floor sediments, could transform the task of slashing maritime emissions
Add BT as a preferred sourceLAST week a press release turned up which used very low-key language to announce what could be a game changer.
It meanders through the now well-known background to the current focus on reducing greenhouse gases (GHG), saying: "The shipping industry is looking for carbon-free solutions to achieve the IMO 2050 target of a 50 per cent CO2 emissions reduction compared to the 2008 level. While better technical and operational solutions must continue to be pursued, they will only bring the industry part of the way. Low or zero carbon fuel solutions must be introduced and scaled by 2050 to reach the target."
It points out that many initiatives and pilot projects to develop zero-carbon or carbon-neutral fuels are under way. It also notes these new fuels are being trialled on short shipping routes before being scaled for deep sea shipping, which accounts for 80 per cent of shipping's CO2 emissions.
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