Apple may have to drop carbon neutral tag in Europe

Apple recently launched the Watch Series 9 and the Watch Ultra 2, and the company is advertising these two smartwatches to be carbon-neutral, which means that Apple is removing the same amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that is being produced in the lifecycle of these wearables. However, the European Union says that Apple’s

INEOS becomes Europe’s first ISCC certified green hydrogen producer

INEOS Inovyn has achieved a new ISCC certification to become the ‘first’ European company to have its renewable hydrogen fully audited with greenhouse gas (GHG) gas data certification. Expected to be Europe’s largest operator of electrolysis technology in Europe, producing 60,000 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen annually across its portfolio, the company will now provide added

 BP eyes Europe, Japan markets

Gobal energy giant BP is optimistic it can export green hydrogen to Europe and Japan by the end of the decade from a repurposed, 70-year-old oil refinery south of Perth. Having completed a study into the feasibility of developing a large-scale energy hub in Kwinana, the company is now eyeing the production of green hydrogen

Regulators push for low-carbon bunker transition

Maritime trades have been powered by residual fuels that emit high levels of air pollutants and greenhouse gases for decades, but a growing number of regulators are pushing vessel operators to use greener energy sources. Now Having lowered the global sulfur cap for bunker fuels earlier this decade, the International Maritime Organization has set decarbonization

BP bags order from Austria’s OMV

BP PLC has scored a 10-year order from Austria’s state-backed OMV AG for up to one million metric tons per annum (MMtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with delivery starting 2026. OMV indicated the supply is meant for Austria and other European countries. OMV owns gas and oil production stakes in the Norwegian side of

Bureau Veritas becomes certified body for CertifHy™ in Europe

CertifHy™ aims to facilitate and advance the production, procurement, and use of non-renewable, renewable, and low-carbon hydrogen.

EU ETS bill set to cross over €3 bn in 2024

The EU MRV regulation requires all ships exceeding 5,000 gross tons to collect and report data on CO2 emissions released to and from EU and EEA ports and will serve as the basis for shipping’s inclusion in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) from 1 January 2024

Study identifies Spain as a green shipping corridor hub

Global Maritime Forum’s study named ‘Green shipping corridors in and out of Spain: Assessing route-based opportunities’ highlighted the eight most promising green corridor routes in and out of Spain.

Cruise ships pumping more harmful gases in Europe

A total of 509 tonnes of sulphur oxides were emitted by the 218 cruise vessels in operation across Europe last year, up from 465 tonnes of emissions linked to the industry in 2019, the last year of normal activity before the pandemic, according to a report by climate lobby group Transport & Environment.

New safety and pollution targets for shipping

The package includes three proposals focused on improving maritime safety rules, emphasizing port state control and maritime accident investigations to reduce incidents, safeguard human lives, and prevent environmental pollution.