Low Carbon Shipping

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Welcome to the Low Carbon Shipping (LCS) Consortium

Shipping and CO2

This website details the work conducted by the consortium to reduce the CO2 emissions of the shipping industry. Shipping is estimated to be responsible for around 3-4% of anthropogenic CO2 and these emissions are on a trajectory to increase if no measures are taken. The ihigh level aims of the consortium are to investigate:

  • The relationship between transport logistics and future ship designs
  • The future demand for shipping (in relation to other transport modes)
  • The impacts of technical and policy emission reduction schemes on shipping
  • Implementation barriers to technical and policy emission reduction
  • The allocation and enforcement of emission allowances in policy scenarios
 

Who are we?

This is a RCUK and industry funded collaborative project between 5 UK Universities (UCL, Newcastle, Hull, Strathclyde and Plymouth) and 15 industry and government partners (including ship operators, designers, builders, technologists, brokers, classification society, NGOs, shipping industry clubs)

 

What do we do?

The identification of the best strategies for reducing the carbon emissions of the shipping sector requires a holistic understanding of how it functions technically, operationally and economically. Studies on individual topics will be integrated through a global model of shipping.

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Why do we do it?

This consortium is established in response to the recent concerns in climate change, oil price and regulation.

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Find out more

If you would like to find out any further details about the project or have a specific enquiry, please contact us here and your query will be forwarded to the appropriate member of the consortium

 

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